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The Rutgers University - SPRING 2011 | ||
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A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell by Donald Worster Paperback, 688 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-19-515635-8 / 0195156358 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515635-5 / 9780195156355 If the word "hero" still belonged in the historian's lexicon, it would certainly be applied to John Wesley Powell. Intrepid explorer, careful scientist, talented writer, and dedicated conservationist, Powell led the expedition that put the Colorado River on American maps and revealed the Grand Canyo |