The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

Klappentext 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, during exploration of last unknown part of continental U.S. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. The Valley of the ColoradoII. Mesas and ButtesIII. Mountains and PlateausIV. Cliffs and TerracesV. From Green River City to Flaming GorgeVI. From Flaming Gorge to the Gate of LodoreVII. The Canyon of LodoreVIII. From Echo Park to the Mouth of the Uinta RiverIX. From the Mouth of the Uinta river to the Junction of the Grand and GreenX. From the Junction of the Grand and Green to the Mouth of the Little ColoradoXI. From the Little Colorado to the Foot of the Grand CanyonXII. The Rio Virgen and the Uinkaret MountainsXIII. Over the RiverXIV. To ZuñiXV. The Grand Canyon Index

Product details

• Authors: J. W. Powell, J.W. Powell, John W. Powell
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2003
• EAN: 9780486200941
• ISBN: 978-0-486-20094-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Subject: Travel > Sports and active travel > World, Arctic, Antarctic