River master : John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon / Cecil Kuhne.
2017
F788 .K94 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
River master : John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon / Cecil Kuhne.
ISBN
9781682680742 (hardcover)
1682680746 (hardcover)
1682680746 (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : The Countryman Press, [2017]
Language
English
Description
xviii, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm.
Call Number
F788 .K94 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
910.92 B
917.91304/4
917.91304/4
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index.
Series
American grit.
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Table of Contents
Part I. Beginnings
Part II. Flaming Gorge, Lodore, and Whirlpool Canyons: May 24 to June 25
Part III. Desolation, Gray, and Labyrinth Canyons: June 26 to July 17
Part IV. Cataract, Glen, and Marble Canyons: July 18 to August 12
Part V. The Grand Canyon: August 13 to 30
Part VI. Aftermath
Epilogue.
Part II. Flaming Gorge, Lodore, and Whirlpool Canyons: May 24 to June 25
Part III. Desolation, Gray, and Labyrinth Canyons: June 26 to July 17
Part IV. Cataract, Glen, and Marble Canyons: July 18 to August 12
Part V. The Grand Canyon: August 13 to 30
Part VI. Aftermath
Epilogue.