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Author : John Wesley Powell
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Release Date : 2020-05-25
First Through The Grand Canyon Expanded Annotated written by John Wesley Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-25 with categories.
Despite having lost an arm in the Civil War, John Wesley Powell had one of the most extraordinary lives and careers of any American of the last half of the 19th century. His legacy and impact is felt today by all who love nature and exploration. In 1869, Powell recruited a small group of adventurers to run the Green and Colorado Rivers from Wyoming all the way through the unexplored Grand Canyon. It was an enormously perilous journey that is captured here in Powell's own words from his journal. Surviving terrifying rapids over and over, terrible heat and cold, the loss and near exhaustion of supplies, the voyagers nevertheless kept their humor and esprit, while cataloging scientific observations and their own awe at the astonishing beauty of the country. Before the end, four had left the expedition and the rest emerged as the first to scientifically explore one of America's great treasures. Grand Canyon history American explorers Adventure and travel
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Author : John Wesley Powell
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Release Date : 2015-07-27
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Excerpt from First Through the Grand Canyon: Being the Record of the Pioneer Exploration of the Colorado River in 1869-70 The Colorado River of the West is formed in southeastern Utah by the junction of the Grand and Green rivers. For hundreds of miles it flows through a series of profound chasms, in many places from 4,000 to 6,000 feet deep, and rising nearly vertically for a considerable distance above the water. These canons are from one to fifteen miles wide at the top. The most famous of them is the Marble-Grand canon (really continuous, although it goes under two names, the Marble and the Grand). Through this vast gorge the Colorado drops 2,330 feet in 283 miles, the current sometimes attaining a velocity of twenty-five miles an hour. The river itself varies in width from seventy-five feet to a quarter of a mile. In the narrowest places it has at times a depth of over 100 feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : John Wesley Powell
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Release Date : 1915
First Through The Grand Canyon written by John Wesley Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
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Release Date : 1994
Annotation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with United States categories.
First Through The Grand Canyon Being The Record Of The Pioneer Exploration Of The Colorado River In 1869 70 1915
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Author : John Wesley Powell
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Release Date : 2008-08
First Through The Grand Canyon Being The Record Of The Pioneer Exploration Of The Colorado River In 1869 70 1915 written by John Wesley Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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Author : JOHN WESLEY. POWELL
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Release Date : 2018
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First Through Grand Canyon
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Author : Michael Patrick Ghiglieri
language : en
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Release Date : 2003
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"In these new and accurate transcriptions, long overdue, of the letters and diaries written during the expedition, the crew members emerge from the shadows to tell their stories, often differing from the account written by expedition leader John Wesley Powell"--Page 4 of cover.
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Author : Wesley Powell
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-15
First Through The Grand Canyon written by Wesley Powell and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-15 with categories.
From the intro: "The Colorado River of the West is formed in southeastern Utah by the junction of the Grand and Green rivers. For hundreds of miles it flows through a series of profound chasms, in many places from 4,000 to 6,000 feet deep, and rising nearly vertically for a considerable distance above the water. These canons are from one to fifteen miles wide at the top. The most famous of them is the Marble-Grand canon (really continuous, although it goes under two names, the Marble and the Grand). Through this vast gorge the Colorado drops 2,330 feet in 283 miles, the current sometimes attaining a velocity of twenty-five miles an hour. The river itself varies in width from seventy-five feet to a quarter of a mile. In the narrowest places it has at times a depth of over 100 feet. Up to 1869 practically nothing was known of the Colorado River from its source to where it emerges into the valley of the Grand Wash, except what could be observed from look-out points at the tops of the canons, or from the few places where descents had been made to the bottom. It was a river of mystery and of fear. For long distances it was supposed to flow underground. There was no evidence that any human being had ever passed through the canons and come out alive. The Indians who lived in the neighborhood considered such a feat preposterous. Then came a scientist and a man of nerve, Major John Wesley Powell, who studied the river carefully at several points along its bank, and calmly decided to risk his life in clearing up the mystery by navigating the stream clear through to the Wash. The undertaking was all the more remarkable from the fact that Powell had only one arm. He had lost his right arm in the battle of Shiloh. His plucky young wife, to whom he had been married but a month, was present at headquarters when he was wounded, and promptly offered herself as a substitute for the missing limb so that her husband could continue in service. She then and there enlisted, and General Grant gave her a "perpetual pass" to follow the army in the capacity she had chosen. With this help Major Powell continued in active service to the close of the war."
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Author : John Wesley Powell
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Release Date : 1935
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Author : Michael Patrick Ghiglieri
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Release Date : 2012
Over The Edge written by Michael Patrick Ghiglieri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Accidents categories.
Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Natural Wonders.