The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West by John F. Ross

The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West

John F. Ross

400 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history science adventurous slow-paced
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A timely, thrilling account of a man who, as an explorer, dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon--and, as an American visionary, waged a bitterly-contested campaign for environmental sustainability...

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3.9
based on 52 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

informative: 66%

challenging: 33%

inspiring: 33%

reflective: 33%


Pace

33% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
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