The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell

The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell

Undaunted Courage: Like Lewis and Clark, John Wesley Powell was entering unknown territory when he undertook an expedition to explore the Colorado territories--the last unmapped portion of the United States--in 1869. What started as a scientific expedition through uncharted territory turned out to be a harrowing adventure for John Wesley Powell and nine other men. In 1869, John Wesley Powell, who lost his right arm at the Battle of Shiloh during the Civil War, led a team of ten men down the Green and into the Colorado River, then through the Grand Canyon. No one had ever made the trip before. One man left before the trip was well under way; three more climbed out of the Grand Canyon when they came to believe that the chance of emerging from it alive was nonexistent (Those three men were killed by Indians). The trip was the last great expedition into the last unexplored section of the American interior and Powell's book about it has become an American classic. Full of excitement and adventure, the book also contains a clear and detailed geologic and topolgraphic description of the plateau country the two rivers traverse and of the Indian tribes who lived in the area.

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ISBN 13	9780792266365
ISBN 10	0792266366
Title	The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
Author	John Wesley Powell
Series	National Geographic Adventure Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	National Geographic Books
Year published	2002-06-01
Number of pages	288
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