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Exploring the Colorado River: Firsthand Accounts by Powell and His Crew
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Author/Editor: John Wesley Powell, John Cooley
ISBN 10:0486435253
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When geologist Powell and his party of explorers first assayed the Colorado in 1869, it was North America's longest stretch of uncharted river. This is the story of that three-month, thousand-mile excursion, told in the words of the men who negotiated and mapped the river, through their journals, acc...  read more
 


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When geologist Powell and his party of explorers first assayed the Colorado in 1869, it was North America's longest stretch of uncharted river. This is the story of that three-month, thousand-mile excursion, told in the words of the men who negotiated and mapped the river, through their journals, accounts, and letters. Black-and-white illustrations.
Unabridged republication of the The Great Unknown: The Journals of the Historic First Expedition Down the Colorado River, published by Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1988.
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ISBN 10: 0486435253
ISBN 13: 9780486435251
Author/Editor: John Wesley Powell, John Cooley
Page Count: 224
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Publication date: September 2004

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