A river running west the life of John Wesley Powell /

Main Author: Worster, Donald, 1941-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10142267
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245 1 2 |a A river running west  |b the life of John Wesley Powell /  |c Donald Worster. 
260 |a Oxford ;  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 2001.  |a New York : 
300 |a xiii, 673 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-644) and index. 
505 8 |a 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. 
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650 0 |a Conservationists  |z United States 
651 0 |a Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)  |x Discovery and exploration. 
651 0 |a Grand Canyon (Ariz.)  |x Discovery and exploration. 
651 0 |a West (U.S.)  |x Discovery and exploration. 
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