A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell Worster, Donald 1941- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2001 monographic eng
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xiii, 673 p. : ill., maps. 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. Donald Worster. Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-644) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-az n-usp-- n-us--- 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 F788.P88 W67 2001eb 333.7/2/092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10142267 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10142267 CaPaEBR 000421 ebr10142267