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Seeing things whole : the essential John Wesley Powell / edited by William deBuys.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
- Powell, John Wesley.
- Philosophy.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.).
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Description and travel.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.).
- West (U.S.)--Environmental conditions.
- Arid regions--West (U.S.).
- Arid regions.
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902--Philosophy.
- Explorers--United States--Biography.
- Explorers.
- United States.
- Geologists--United States--Biography.
- Geologists.
- Conservationists--United States--Biography.
- Conservationists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 388 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Island Press/Shearwater Books, [2001]
- Summary:
- "Seeing Things Whole" presents Powell in the full diversity of his achievements and interests, bringing together writings of his explorations, his ideas on western settlement, and the allocation and management of western resources. Maps. Photos.
- Contents:
- Part I Down the Colorado: Letters from the Wilderness Post
- Selection 1 The Party Has Reached This Point in Safety 39
- Selection 2 The Wreck of the No-Name 41
- Part II Voyage into the Great Unknown
- Selection 3 Through the Grand Canyon from the Little Colorado to the Virgin River 61
- Part III Among the Natives of the Colorado Plateau
- Selection 4 Camped with the Shivwits and the Fate of the Separated Three 99
- Selection 5 The Ancient Province of Tusayan 107
- Part IV Report on the Lands of the Arid Region
- Selection 7 Physical Characteristics of the Arid Region 156
- Selection 8 The Land System Needed for the Arid Region 185
- Part V The Nation's Expert
- Selection 9 Trees on Arid Lands 219
- Selection 10 The Lesson of Conemaugh 226
- Selection 11 Address to the Montana Constitutional Convention 235
- Part VI Advice for the Century
- Selection 12 The Irrigable Lands of the Arid Region 255
- Selection 13 The Non-Irrigable Lands of the Arid Region 281
- Selection 14 Institutions for the Arid Lands 299
- Part VII A Philosopher for Humankind
- Selection 15 From Barbarism to Civilization 325
- Selection 16 Competition as a Factor in Human Evolution 340.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-373) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1559638729
- OCLC:
- 46642138
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