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The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West
By Ross, John F.
- ISBN
- 9780525429876 9780698409989
- Publisher
- Viking
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Starred Review on June 1, 2018 | Science and Technology
Most people know Maj. John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) as the courageous, one-armed, Civil War veteran who rafted down the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon in 1869. This amazing feat is just one of Powell's legacies, as Ross's (Enduring Courage) new biography describes Powell's talents in ethnography, geology, surveying, and mapping, along with his political acuity that helped shape America's federal science and Western lan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
