Stuart Waldman
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The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado… von Stuart Waldman
Enjoyed the pics....easy to read and more or less accurate.
In 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran who was mad about geology gathered a small crew to explore the last blank space left on the U.S. map: the Colorado River. A description of the areas natural history segues right into the adventure. Powell and his men were the first on record to run the rivers rapids from a tributary in Wyoming down through the Grand Canyon. It was a wild ride–rowboats smashing, Powell dangling from a canyon wall by a rescuers long underwear, brutal conditions, resentment of the leader, disappearing men–and this book does it justice. Well-chosen thrills, spills, and conflicts are spliced into a narrative that highlights the danger underlying this scientific mission.
TCI LESSON 11: A CASE STUDY IN WATER USE: THE COLORADO RIVER… (mehr)
TCI LESSON 11: A CASE STUDY IN WATER USE: THE COLORADO RIVER… (mehr)
A lot of the books written about John Wesley Powell's epic first decent are too challenging for most students to read, but The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Exploring Expedition allows them a chance to read about a great explorer on a most worthy expedition.
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