TY - BOOK N2 - In 1869, Civil War veteran and amputee Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the uncharted Colorado River through the then-nameless Grand Canyon. This is the story of what started as a geological survey, but ended in danger, chaos, and blood. The men were inexperienced and ill-equipped, and they faced unimaginable peril. Along the way there was death, mutiny, and abject terror, but Powell persevered and produced a masterwork of adventure writing still held in the highest regard by the boatmen who follow his course today. AB - In 1869, Civil War veteran and amputee Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the uncharted Colorado River through the then-nameless Grand Canyon. This is the story of what started as a geological survey, but ended in danger, chaos, and blood. The men were inexperienced and ill-equipped, and they faced unimaginable peril. Along the way there was death, mutiny, and abject terror, but Powell persevered and produced a masterwork of adventure writing still held in the highest regard by the boatmen who follow his course today. T1 - River master :John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon / AU - Kuhne, Cecil C., CN - F788 CN - F788 ID - 858570 KW - Explorers KW - Explorers SN - 9781682680742 SN - 1682680746 TI - River master :John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon / ER -