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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Ross, John F., 1958-     Subjects     Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Travel -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)     Explorers -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Biography.     Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.     Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.     Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ross, John F., 1958-       by title:      The promise of the G...       by call number:      979.13 R824p     Search the Web     Ross, John F., 1958-     Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Travel -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)     Explorers -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Biography.     Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.     Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.     Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration.       MARC Display

The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American west / John F. Ross. by Ross, John F., 1958- Viking, 2018. Call #: 979.13 R824p Subjects Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Travel -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)   Explorers -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Biography.   Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.   Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.   Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration. ISBN:  9780525429876 (hc.) Alternate title:  Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American west Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American west Description:  xv, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  An account of John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon-- which waged a bitterly-contested campaign for environmental sustainability in the American West. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.13 R824p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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