Canyons of the Colorado by John Wesley Powell
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"Canyons of the Colorado" by John Wesley Powell is an account first published in 1875 and revised in 1895. It chronicles the first recorded expedition by white men through the Grand Canyon in 1869, a three-month journey down the Green and Colorado rivers through unexplored southwestern canyon country. Powell and his crew faced near-drownings, lost supplies, and departures of several members, yet produced the first detailed descriptions and maps of this vast,
unknown landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 |
|---|---|
| Title | Canyons of the Colorado |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_Geographic_Expedition_of_1869 |
| Credits | Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F786: United States local history: New Southwest. Colorado River, Canyon, and Valley |
| Subject | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
| Subject | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
| Subject | United States -- Discovery and exploration |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8082 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | May 1, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 979 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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