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The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American West
- Title
- The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American West / John F. Ross.
- Author
- Ross, John F., 1958-
- Publication
- [New York, New York] : Viking, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xv, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had begun nearly 70 years earlier--the final exploration of continental America. The son of an abolitionist preacher, a Civil War hero (who lost an arm at Shiloh), and a passionate naturalist and geologist, in 1869 Powell tackled the vast and dangerous gorge carved by the Colorado River and known today (thanks to Powell) as the Grand Canyon." Powell was a scientist, bureaucrat, and land-management pioneer. "He began a national conversation about sustainable development when most everyone else still looked upon land as an inexhaustible resource. Though he supported irrigation and dams, his prescient warnings forecast the 1930s Dust Bowl and the growing water scarcities of today. Practical, yet visionary, Powell didn't have all the answers, but was first to ask the right questions.
- Subjects
- Canyons
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
- Scientists
- Explorers
- Soldiers
- Conservationists > United States > Biography
- 1800-1899
- Scientists > United States > Biography
- Biographies
- HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries
- United States, West
- United States
- North America > Colorado River
- Explorers > United States > Biography
- West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration
- Canyons > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 19th century
- Biography
- Arizona > Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Discovery and exploration
- Travel
- History
- Discoveries in geography
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel
- NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 > Travel > Arizona > Grand Canyon
- HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 > Travel > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Soldiers > United States > Biography
- West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-365) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 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 -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-8117
- ISBN
- 9780525429876
- 0525429875
- OCLC
- 1030283076
- Author
- Ross, John F., 1958- author.
- Title
- The promise of the Grand Canyon : John Wesley Powell's perilous journey and his vision for the American West / John F. Ross.
- Publisher
- [New York, New York] : Viking, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-365) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-8117