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Canyons of the ColoradoJohn Wesley Powell

Canyons of the Colorado

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Original author: John Wesley Powell

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"Canyons of the Colorado" by John Wesley Powell is an account first published in 1875 and revised in 1895. It chronicles the first recorded expedition by white men through the Grand Canyon in 1869, a three-month journey down the Green and Colorado rivers through unexplored southwestern canyon country. Powell and his crew faced near-drownings, lost supplies, and departures of several members, yet produced the first detailed descriptions and maps of this vast, unknown landscape.

Canyons of the Colorado, by John Wesley Powell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8082.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface695 words
  2. 2.Preface: V1,702 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Valley of the Colorado3,734 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Mesas and Buttes5,656 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Mountains and Plateaus3,427 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Cliffs and Terraces4,886 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: From Green River City to Flaming Gorge3,010 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI3,740 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: The Canyon of Lodore3,997 words
  1. 10.Chapter VIII5,280 words
  2. 11.Chapter IX: From the Mouth of the Uinta River to the Junction of the5,000 words
  3. 12.Chapter X10,014 words
  4. 13.Chapter XI11,186 words
  5. 14.Chapter XII11,723 words
  6. 15.Chapter XIII: Over the River5,457 words
  7. 16.Chapter XIV: To Zuñi2,939 words
  8. 17.Chapter XV: The Grand Canyon5,027 words