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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons - $10 (Wethersfield)
condition:
like new
size / dimensions:
8.25" x 5.50" X 0.80" Approx.
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Book is in new condition, tight, no creases, corners are sharp and no markings or annotations in the book. No shelf wear. Has Black and White pictures and drawings throughout the book.
Major Powell wrote the account of this remarkable expedition, and his narrative is one of the great classics of exploration, as thrilling as the feat itself. As we follow Powell's journal (expanded for publication), we find the ten men sailing through wild waters, momentarily expecting rapids around the next bend; and finding rapids, throwing out drag anchors, while one advanced boat tries to find through-flowing channels. We see mutiny, as three men refuse to face the perils any longer and desert — to be massacred by the hostile Indians. Famine — the beans are sprouting, the apples are fermenting, and the flour has gone moldy. Yet six men finally emerged, after 95 days of peril and a new continent of experience was recorded.
This is the only uncut version of Powell's narrative that has been printed in the many years. It even includes the full text of the later 1870 expedition along the Uinta, where Powell rediscovered the Pueblo Indians. It also contains Powell's later reflections on the expedition, omitted in other editions.
This book has been in our family library for a long time and in new condition. This is a CASH Sale only, No Checks. We can meet at a local "safe place" so you to review the book and then decide if you would like it. Thank you for looking and considering this book on Craigslist.
Book Size: 8.25"x 5.50” x 0.80” Approx.
Price: $10.00