The Exploration of the Colorado River
by Powell, John Wesley
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140170006
- ISBN 13
- 9780140170009
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About This Item
New York, New York, USA: Penguin USA, 1987. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Over 100 b/w Illustratrations throughout. Clean and unmarked cover. Tightly bound. No edgewear, no creasing. Page block edges clean. Frontspiece: Portrait of John Wesley Powell. Pages clean and free from any markings, toned. First published in 1895 under the title "Canyons of the Colorado". This edition first published by Penguin in 1987. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902, the one-armed major, led expeditions in 1869 and 1872 that explored, mapped, and obtained geologic data on the Colorado River. This is an account of the 1869 expedition that turned into a harrowing adventure through some of the roughest, most beautiful country in America. 37 pages plus maps. Penguin USA, New York, 1987.
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- Title
- The Exploration of the Colorado River
- Author
- Powell, John Wesley
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0140170006
- ISBN 13
- 9780140170009
- Publisher
- Penguin USA
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- EXPLORATION; DISCOVERY; COLORADO RIVER; WEST-U.S.; POWELL, JOHN WESLEY , 1834-1902; JOURNEYS; TRAVEL;
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- History. American;
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- 0 oz
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