Down the Colorado John Wesley Powell, the one-armed explorer
Although John Wesley Powell's minister father always wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, young Wes had different plans for his future. Enraptured by the wonders of the natural world, he was determined to take the path of science. Even after losing his right arm below the elbow in battle durin...
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New York :
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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