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Author Worster, Donald, 1941-

Title A river running west [electronic resource] : the life of John Wesley Powell / Donald Worster.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiii, 673 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-644) and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0195099915 (alk. paper)

 
    
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