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"The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on "Adventure magazine' s list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell' s first-person account of his crew' s unprecedented odyssey along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon. A bold foray into the heart of the American West' s final frontier, the expedition was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, supplies, or a firm sense of the region' s perilous topography and the attitudes of the native inhabitants towards whites.
What started as a scientific exploration of uncharted territory quickly turned into a harrowing quest for sustenance and survival. Shaped from Powell' s original field writings, this book is as exciting today as it was when first published in 1874. This handsome new edition from National Geographic Adventure Classics also features an exclusive introduction by adventure historian Anthony Brandt that puts into perspective Powell' s achievement and traces its great legacy across United States history.
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Valley of the Colorado | p. 1 |
| Mesas and Buttes | p. 13 |
| Mountains and Plateaus | p. 31 |
| Cliffs and Terraces | p. 45 |
| From Green River City to Flaming Gorge | p. 61 |
| From Flaming Gorge to the Gate of Lodore | p. 73 |
| The Canyon of Lodore | p. 85 |
| From Echo Park to the Mouth of the Uinta River | p. 99 |
| From the Mouth of the Uinta River to the Junction of the Grand and Green | p. 113 |
| From the Junction of the Grand and Green to the Mouth of the Little Colorado | p. 127 |
| From the Little Colorado to the Foot of the Grand Canyon | p. 157 |
| The Rio Virgen and the Uinkaret Mountains | p. 191 |
| Over the River | p. 223 |
| To Zuni | p. 237 |
| The Grand Canyon | p. 245 |
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ISBN: 9780792266365
ISBN-10: 0792266366
Series: National Geographic Adventure Classics
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 288
Published: 1st June 2002
Dimensions (cm): 14.0 x 20.6
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.386
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