The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American West
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- ISBN: 9780525429876
- ISBN: 0525429875
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xv, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-365) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Into the cauldron -- Osage oranges and pink muckets -- Thinking bayonets -- First thoughts west -- Descent -- The canyon -- Encore -- Fighting the national surveys -- A radical idea -- Taking over Washington -- A tough opponent -- Last stand -- Epilogue. |
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