An edition of The Powell Expedition (2018)

The Powell Expedition

new discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey

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An edition of The Powell Expedition (2018)

The Powell Expedition

new discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey

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English
Pages
396

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Table of Contents

Prologue : Dreams of rivers, the James White mystery
Introduction : Wanted
James White
An old story
Rivals and rails
Dawson and Teller
Conclusion? The crew
The Howland connection
Seneca Howland, the unsung hero
Call me no name
The Howland brothers write home
What's eating the Howland brothers?
The curse of Howland Island
Introducing William H. Dunn
Last words before the launch
William Hawkins, abducted by alias!
The promotion of Andy Hall
The westering star of Jack Sumner
Why Jack Sumner stayed
The madness of Jack Sumner
Jack Sumner looks back, John Wesley Powell
Horse feathers
Major Powell, I presume
The impeachment of John Wesley Powell naming names
The Maid of the Cañon
Lodore the end of the adventure
Hats off to Bishop Leithead
A hardy welcome
The fate of the boats, the fate of the Howlands and William Dunn
Introduction
Toab
The Toquerville hoax
Three men sentenced to be shot
The aftermath
The Arizona strip massacre
The afterlife of Hawkins
Conclusion? Afterward
Ten who bored.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-382) and index.

Other Titles
New discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
979.1/3
Library of Congress
F788 .L3373 2018, F788.L3373 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 396 pages
Number of pages
396

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26942731M
ISBN 10
1943859434
ISBN 13
9781943859436
LCCN
2017009458
OCLC/WorldCat
979994389

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