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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Paperback)

by J. W. Powell (Author)
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Product Description
Full text of Powell's 1,000-mile expedition down the fabled Colorado in 1869. Superb account of terrain, geology, vegetation, Indians, famine, mutiny, treacherous rapids, mighty canyons, during exploration of last unknown part of continental U.S. 240 illustrations.


About the Author
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a professor of geology and director of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) was the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including the National Book Award-winning The Spectator Bird and Angle of Repose, which won the Pulitzer Prize. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1961)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486200949
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486200941
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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