A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell /

A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell /

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Main Author: Worster, Donald, 1941-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Powell, John Wesley, > 1834-1902.
Explorers > United States > Biography.
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Discovery and exploration.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days
  • 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA
  • 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE
  • 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR
  • Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado
  • 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST
  • 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN
  • 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS
  • 7 KAPURATS
  • 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH
  • 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT
  • 10 MYTHS AND MAPS
  • 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH
  • 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST
  • 13 JOURNEY'S END
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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