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Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado /

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S...

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Main Author: Madsen, Steven K.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Macomb, J. N. > (John N.), > 1810 or 1811-1889 > Travel > Four Corners Region.
United States. > Army. > Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Macomb, J. N. > (John N.), > 1810 or 1811-1889.
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century > Sources.
Scientific expeditions > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Canyons > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Paleontology > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Four Corners Region > Geography.
Four Corners Region > Discovery and exploration.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Discovery and exploration.
Macomb, J.N > Travel > Four Corners Region.
United States.
Science.
Geology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Canyons.
Discoveries in geography.
Geography.
Geological surveys.
Paleontology.
Scientific expeditions.
Travel.
North America > Colorado River.
United States > Four Corners Region.
Expedition.
USA.
Colorado <USA, Fluss>.
Old Spanish Trail.
1800-1899
History.
Sources.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 273 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780874217087
0874217083
1283078031
9781283078030