John Wesley Powell
Author
Series
Smithsonian contributions to anthropology volume no. 14
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]
Pub. Date
1971
Physical Desc
xi, 307 p. illus. 30 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as second director of the US Geological Survey (1881-1894), and was also the director of the Bureau...
Author
Series
Bison book volume BB301
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[1966]
Physical Desc
ix, 221 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English