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The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American West / John F. Ross.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Viking, [2018]Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 2018Description: xv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780525429876
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 979.13/3042 23
  • 979.13 15
LOC classification:
  • F788 .R65 2018
Summary: Using new research, a second-hand recreation of Powell's expedition through the Grand Canyon reveals how his experiences influenced his second career as a scientist, bureaucrat, and land-management pioneer.
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Books Idaho Springs Public Library ANF 979.13 ROS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30404100210036

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-365) and index.

Using new research, a second-hand recreation of Powell's expedition through the Grand Canyon reveals how his experiences influenced his second career as a scientist, bureaucrat, and land-management pioneer.

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