Title:
River master : John Wesley Powell's legendary exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon / Cecil Kuhne.
Author:
Kuhne, Cecil C., III, 1952- author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : The Countryman Press, [2017]
Call Number:
F788 .K94 2017
Abstract:
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 they faced unimaginable peril. Along the way there was death, mutiny, and abject terror, but Powell persevered and produced a masterwork of adventure writing still held in the highest regard by the boatmen who follow his course today.
ISBN:
9781682680742
Series:
American grit
American grit.
Physical Description:
xviii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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.
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