The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
- ISBN-10
- 0486120511
- ISBN-13
- 9780486120515
- Series
- The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-12-27
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- J. W. Powell
Description
Full text of Powell's 1,000-mile expedition down the fabled Colorado in 1869. Superb account of terrain, geology, vegetation, Indians, famine, mutiny, treacherous rapids, mighty canyons. 240 illustrations.
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Other editions
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- 1961-01-01
- 454 pages
- Paperback
- Courier Corporation
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- 2017-07-18
- 450 pages
- Paperback
- Forgotten Books
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