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In 1923, America paid close attention, via special radio broadcasts, newspaper headlines, and cover stories in popular magazines, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Fifty years after John Wesley Powell's journey, the canyon still had an aura of mystery and extr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boyer, Diane E.
Autor Corporativo: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Webb, Robert H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2007.
©2007
Temas:
Geological Survey (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Geological Survey (U.S.) > Biography.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
1900-1999
River surveys > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Dams > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century.
Water-supply > Political aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century.
Water resources development > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century.
Cours d'eau > Arpentage > Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Barrages > Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect politique > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TRAVEL > United States > West > Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Dams.
Ecology.
River surveys.
Travel.
Water resources development.
Water-supply > Political aspects.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Description and travel.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Environmental conditions.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Environmental conditions.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Descriptions et voyages.
Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) > Descriptions et voyages.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Conditions environnementales.
Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) > Conditions environnementales.
Arizona > Grand Canyon.
North America > Colorado River.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1923, America paid close attention, via special radio broadcasts, newspaper headlines, and cover stories in popular magazines, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Fifty years after John Wesley Powell's journey, the canyon still had an aura of mystery and extreme danger. At one point, the party was thought lost in a flood. Something important besides adventure was going on. Led by Claude Birdseye and including colorful characters such as early river-runner Emery Kolb, popular writer Lewis Freeman, and hydraulic engineer Eugene La Rue, the expedition not only.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780874216653
0874216656
9786613267405
6613267406

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