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The Powell Expedition New Discoveries About John Wesley Powell's 1869 River Journey
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The Powell Expedition [electronic resource] : New Discoveries About John Wesley Powell's 1869 River Journey / by Don Lago.
ISBN
9780874175998
9781943859436 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2017] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2018 Complete.
Project MUSE - 2018 History.
Other formats
Online version: Lago, Don, 1956- author. Powell Expedition Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2017]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 10, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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