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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine’s list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell’s first-person account of his crew’s unprecedented odyssey along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon. A bold foray into the heart of the American West’s final frontier, the expedition was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, supplies, or a firm sense of the region’s perilous topography and...
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Overview Details The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine's list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell's first-person account of his crew's unprecedented odyssey along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon. A bold foray into the heart of the American West's final frontier, the expedition was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, supplies, or a firm sense of the region...
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July 08, 2004: A must for those rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Share the adventure without the luxury of a guide's experience and modern comforts. Understand the magnitude of this 'Wonder of the World.'
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Exploration Of The Colorado River And Its Canyons (penguin Classics Series) (reissue) (paperback),penguin Classics Series
Exploration Of The Colorado River And Its Canyons (penguin Classics Series) (reissue) (paperback),penguin Classics Series - By John Wesley Powell
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What started as a scientific expedition through the last uncharted territory of the continental United States turned out to be a harrowing adventure for John Wesley Powell and nine other men who set out to explore the Colorado River in 1869. Their story, recounted from Powell's journals, is as exciting today as it was when first published in 1874. Photos & line drawings.
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July 08, 2004: A must for those rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Share the adventure without the luxury of a guide's experience and modern comforts. Understand the magnitude of this 'Wonder of the World.'
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In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped C......
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Paperback: 432 pages (2003-05-27). Publisher: Penguin Classics; 2003-05-27. Label: Penguin Classics. Studio: Penguin Classics. ISBN: 0142437522. Average Customer Review: based on 18 reviews. Sales Rank in Books: #46225.
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"The River is Mine tells the story of John Wesley Powell's 1869 exploration of the Green and Colorado Rivers and the Grand Canyon. It is the adventure of 10 men shooting rapids and painstakingly carrying and lining heavy wooden boats through cascades, cataracts and waterfalls. The action is breathtaking and invigorating, the story straight-forward and clearly told. Written as a fictional expansion of the actual diary of one member of the expedition, the action is always front and center, but enriched...
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In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped C......
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Books. The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
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A new edition of the complete text of Powell's first-person account of his journey down the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon and the harrowing struggle for survival. New Introduction by Anthony Brandt. 2002: 320 pages, softcover. (National geographic)
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