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1) Down the Colorado : diary of the first trip through the Grand Canyon, 1869: photographs and epilogue, 1969

Author

Powell, John Wesley

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Pub. Date

1969

Physical Desc

168 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 37 cm.

Language

English

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2) The exploration of the Colorado River and its canyons

Author

Powell, John Wesley

Series

Penguin classics

Publisher

Dover Publications

Pub. Date

1961

Physical Desc

xvii, 400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

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Colorado Plateau River Reads

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What started as a scientific expedition through the last uncharted territory of the continental United States turned out to be a harrowing adventure for John Wesley Powell and nine other men who set out to explore the Colorado River in 1869. Their story, recounted from Powell's journals, is as exciting today as it was when first published in 1874. Photos & line drawings.

3) Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah

Author

Powell, John Wesley

Publisher

Harvard Common Press

Pub. Date

1983

Physical Desc

xx, 195 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Language

English

4) Canyons of the Colorado

Author

Holmes, Joseph

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

136 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Language

English

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Over 60 gorgeous images by landscape photographer Joseph Holmes capture the Colorado River, paired with selections from John Wesley Powell's classic 19th century travel journals.

5) In the footsteps of John Wesley Powell: an album of comparative photographs of the Green and Colorado rivers, 1871-72 and 1968

Author

Stephens, Hal G

Publisher

Powell Society

Pub. Date

c1987

Physical Desc

x, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 24 x 27 cm.

Language

English

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John Wesley Powell

1) Down the Colorado : diary of the first trip through the Grand Canyon, 1869: photographs and epilogue, 1969

2) The exploration of the Colorado River and its canyons

3) Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah

4) Canyons of the Colorado

5) In the footsteps of John Wesley Powell: an album of comparative photographs of the Green and Colorado rivers, 1871-72 and 1968