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Availability:Out of StockContributor:John Wesley Powell, Wallace Stegner (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-05-27Pages:432
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780142437520ISBN-10:142437522UPC:9780142437520Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:Expeditions & Discoveries, United States, Ecosystems & HabitatsBook Topic:19th Century, RiversSize:7.82 x 5.04 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCNS100A7R
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874. The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine's list of top 100 classics, is legendary...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780142437520ISBN-10:142437522UPC:9780142437520Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:Expeditions & Discoveries, United States, Ecosystems & HabitatsBook Topic:19th Century, RiversSize:7.82 x 5.04 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCNS100A7R
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a professor of geology and director of the U.S. Geological Survey. Wallace Stegner was born in 1909 in Lake Mills, Iowa. The son of Scandinavian immigrants, he traveled with his parents and brother all over the West-to North Dakota, Washington, Saskatchewan, Montana, and Wyoming-before settling in Salt Lake City in 1921. Many of the landscapes he encountered in...
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