Worster, Donald, 1941-
A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell / [electronic resource] : Donald Worster. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - xiii, 673 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-644) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Explorers--United States--Biography.
Conservationists--United States--Biography.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Discovery and exploration.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
Electronic books.
F788.P88 / W67 2001eb
333.7/2/092 B
A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell / [electronic resource] : Donald Worster. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - xiii, 673 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-644) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Explorers--United States--Biography.
Conservationists--United States--Biography.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Discovery and exploration.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
Electronic books.
F788.P88 / W67 2001eb
333.7/2/092 B