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Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-11-28 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
If the word "hero" still belonged in the historian's lexicon, it would certainly be applied to John Wesley Powell. Intrepid explorer, careful scientist, talente
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: National Geographic Books
An eye-witness account of the many demands on the Colorado, from irrigating 3.5 million acres of farmland to watering the lawns of Los Angeles.
Language: en
Pages: 448
Pages: 448
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster
The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river.
Language: en
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Pages: 417
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-05-07 - Publisher: Penguin
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