First Through the Grand Canyon
by John Wesley Powell
Publisher: Outing Publishing Company 1915
ISBN/ASIN: 140997958X
Number of pages: 332
Description:
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a U. S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage through the Grand Canyon.
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