River Master: John Wesley Powell's Legendary Exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon by Cecil Kuhne

River Master: John Wesley Powell's Legendary Exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon

Cecil Kuhne

288 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history nature adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
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In 1869, Civil War veteran and amputee Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the uncharted Colorado River through the then-nameless Grand Canyon. This is the story of what started as a geological survey, but ended in danger, chaos, and b...

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