The Powell Expedition
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The Powell Expedition
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Author : Don Lago
language : en
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Release Date : 2017-11-15
The Powell Expedition written by Don Lago and has been published by University of Nevada Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with History categories.
"The Powell Expedition is a thought-provoking, nuanced work that reads at times like a detective story, and it should offer much fodder for historians." —The Wall Street Journal John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon continues to be one of the most celebrated adventures in American history, ranking with the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Apollo landings on the moon. For nearly twenty years Lago has researched the Powell expedition from new angles, traveled to thirteen states, and looked into archives and other sources no one else has searched. He has come up with many important new documents that change and expand our basic understanding of the expedition by looking into Powell’s crewmembers, some of whom have been almost entirely ignored by Powell historians. Historians tended to assume that Powell was the whole story and that his crewmembers were irrelevant. More seriously, because several crew members made critical comments about Powell and his leadership, historians who admired Powell were eager to ignore and discredit them. Lago offers a feast of new and important material about the river trip, and it will significantly rewrite the story of Powell’s famous expedition. This book is not only a major work on the Powell expedition, but on the history of American exploration of the West.
The Grand Canyon Expedition
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Author : John Wesley Powell
language : en
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release Date : 2019
The Grand Canyon Expedition written by John Wesley Powell and has been published by Gibbs Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Travel categories.
Explore one of the nation's greatest natural wonders and celebrate the 100th birthday of Grand Canyon National Park with this grand voyage. Join John Wesley Powell's expedition to explore one of the 7 Wonders of the Natural World, and one of the last unmapped portions of the continental United States. Powell's detailed descriptions of the rocks, plants, and animals seen in the canyon, the geography of the area, and his team's interactions with native groups of the area and mishaps along the trail allow readers to feel the thrill, the awe, and the humility of standing on the canyon's edge. Powell's account of his groundbreaking expedition on the Colorado and Green rivers joins Gibbs Smith's best-selling Wilderness series, standing beside the works of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Mark Twain, and Jack London. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a soldier, geologist, professor, explorer, and director of the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1869, he embarked on a three-month journey down the Colorado River, which would become the first recorded voyage through the Grand Canyon.
The Exploration Of The Colorado River In 1869 And 1871 1872
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Author : William Culp Darrah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Exploration Of The Colorado River In 1869 And 1871 1872 written by William Culp Darrah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Diaries from Powell's initial reconnaissance of the canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers, an expedition that would prove to be the last great exploration through unknown country in the continental United States.
Down The Great Unknown
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Author : Edward Dolnick
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Down The Great Unknown written by Edward Dolnick and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with History categories.
Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. The Grand Canyon, not explored before, was as mysterious as Atlantis—and as perilous. The ten men set out from Green River Station, Wyoming Territory down the Colorado in four wooden rowboats. Ninety-nine days later, six half-starved wretches came ashore near Callville, Arizona. Lewis and Clark opened the West in 1803, six decades later Powell and his scruffy band aimed to resolve the West’s last mystery. A brilliant narrative, a thrilling journey, a cast of memorable heroes—all these mark Down the Great Unknown, the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.
Photographed All The Best Scenery Jack Hillers S Diary Of The Powell Expeditions 1871 1875
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Author : John K. Hillers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Photographed All The Best Scenery Jack Hillers S Diary Of The Powell Expeditions 1871 1875 written by John K. Hillers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Science categories.
River Master John Wesley Powell S Legendary Exploration Of The Colorado River And Grand Canyon American Grit
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Author : Cecil Kuhne
language : en
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Release Date : 2017-10-31
River Master John Wesley Powell S Legendary Exploration Of The Colorado River And Grand Canyon American Grit written by Cecil Kuhne and has been published by The Countryman Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with History categories.
Experience John Wesley Powell’s now-famous expedition through the Grand Canyon In 1869, Civil War veteran and amputee Major John 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 unexperienced and ill-equipped, and they faced unimaginable peril. Along the way there was death, mutiny, and abject terror, but Powell saw it through and produced a masterwork of adventure writing still held in the highest regard by the boatmen who follow his course today. Never-before-used primary sources and firsthand canyoneering experience combine to create an authentic and visceral account of Powell’s historic journey. Written by an accomplished river guide with experience navigating Powell’s legendary course, River Master brings to life one of America’s iconic frontier stories.
The 150th Anniversary Of The 1869 Powell Expedition
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Author : Anne Marie Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The 150th Anniversary Of The 1869 Powell Expedition written by Anne Marie Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
"This report recounts the 2019 efforts marking the 150th anniversary of John Wesley Powell's 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers. This educational campaign included repeating Powell's route covering nearly 1,000 river miles and captures a snapshot of the river system 150 years later and of the USGS today"--
First Through The Grand Canyon
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Author : John Wesley Powell
language : en
Publisher:
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.
A River Running West
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Author : Donald Worster
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002
A River Running West written by Donald Worster and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Wesley Powell, the great American explorer and environmental pioneer, embodied the energy, optimism, and westward impulse of the young United States. "A River Running West" is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this towering figure, a true story of undaunted courage. 42 halftones. 7 maps.
The Promise Of The Grand Canyon
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Author : John F. Ross
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-07-03
The Promise Of The Grand Canyon written by John F. Ross and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-03 with History categories.
“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”--The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."--Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon—and waged a bitterly-contested campaign for sustainability in the West. John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most dramatic chapters in American exploration history. When the Canyon spit out the surviving members of the expedition—starving, battered, and nearly naked—they had accomplished what others thought impossible and finished the exploration of continental America that Lewis and Clark had begun almost 70 years before. With The Promise of the Grand Canyon, John F. Ross tells how that perilous expedition launched the one-armed Civil War hero on the path to becoming the nation’s foremost proponent of environmental sustainability and a powerful, if controversial, visionary for the development of the American West. So much of what he preached—most broadly about land and water stewardship—remains prophetically to the point today.