River Master: John Wesley Powell's Legendary Exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon AUTH-227831 That is the experience of

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River Master: John Wesley Powell's Legendary Exploration of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon AUTH-227831 That is the experience ofIn 1869, Civil War veteran and amputee Major John Powell led an expedition down the uncharted Colorado River through the then nameless Grand Canyon. This is the story of what started as a geological survey, but ended in danger, chaos, and blood. The men were unexperienced and ill equipped, and they faced unimaginable peril. Along the way there was death, mutiny, and abject terror, but Powell saw it through and produced a masterwork of adventure