The Man Who Rediscovered America, A Biography Of John Wesley Powell

JOHN UPTON TERRELL

Publication: Weybright And Talley, 1969, New York

First Edition. Cloth. 281pp. 2-page Map. Bibliography. Index. An interesting biography of John Wesley Powell, the explorer, geologist, ethnologist, scientist, and humanist. It recounts Powell's 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers ... an extraordinary journey through the Grand Canyon, where he and his small party navigated hundreds of miles of largely unknown river, confronting rapids, towering canyon walls, and an almost completely unmapped landscape. Also traces his later explorations, geological and ethnological work and studies of Native peoples. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Powell's exploration expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Review Copy with card and publication announcement laid-in. Fine in dust jacket with very light edgewear to top edge and light sunning to spine.