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The Powell Expedition : new discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey / Don Lago.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lago, Don, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902--Travel--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- Powell, John Wesley.
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
- Sumner, John Colton.
- Howland, Oramel.
- Howland, Seneca.
- White, James, 1837-1927.
- Travel.
- White, James, 1837-1927--Travel--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- White, James.
- Howland, Seneca--Travel--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- Howland, Oramel--Travel--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- Sumner, John Colton--Travel--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- Explorers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Discovery and exploration.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Discovery and exploration.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.).
- Explorers--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 396 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- New discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2018]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lago, Don, 1956- Powell Expedition.
- ISBN:
- 9781943859436
- 1943859434
- OCLC:
- 979994389
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