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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West.
From:
Reason
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December 1, 1993| Author:
Mellor, William H., III
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John Wesley Powell's exploration of the Grand Canyon in 1869 required mental and physical heroism of Randian proportions. The one-armed Civil War veteran led expeditions down the uncharted Green and Colorado rivers, overcoming torrential rapids, near starvation, and hostile Indians. In the process, he mapped thousands of miles of unexplored territory and gained dramatic insights into the challenges confronting the Western United States, challenges that remain today. Sadly, one of the...
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