The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons Paperback - 2003
by John Wesley Powell; Introduction by Wallace Stegner
One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874.
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One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874.
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine’s list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell’s first-person account of his crew’s unprecedented odyssey along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon. A bold foray into the heart of the American West’s final frontier, the expedition was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, supplies, or a firm sense of the region’s perilous topography and the attitudes of the native inhabitants towards whites.
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- Title The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
- Author John Wesley Powell; Introduction by Wallace Stegner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2003-05-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142437520 / 0142437522
- Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.82 x 5.04 x 0.76 in (19.86 x 12.80 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Colorado
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) - Discovery, Southwest, New - Description and travel
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002025072
- Dewey Decimal Code 979.13
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