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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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Down the Colorado : |b John Wesley Powell, the one-armed explorer / |c Deborah Kogan Ray. |
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| 260 | |a New York : |b Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 2007. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 v. (unpaged) : |b col. ill., map ; |c 29 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a 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 during the Civil War, Wes would not be deterred from his dream of leading the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Braving treacherous rapids and perilous waterfalls, Major Powell would surpass all expectations and return home a national hero. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Powell, John Wesley, |d 1834-1902 |v Juvenile nonfiction. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Explorers |z West (U.S.) |v Biography |v Juvenile. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |x Discovery and exploration |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a West (U.S.) |x Discovery and exploration |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
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