River master : John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon /
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...
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New York :
Countryman Press,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Beginnings
- Part II. Flaming Gorge and Lodore Canyons: May 24 to June 25
- Part III. Desolation and Gray 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 August 30
- Part VI. Aftermath
- Epilogue.