Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado /

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madsen, Steven K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2010.
©2010
Temas:
Macomb, J. N. > (John N.), > 1810 or 1811-1889 > Travel > Four Corners Region.
Macomb, J. N. > (John N.), > 1810 or 1811-1889
United States. > Army. > Corps of Topographical Engineers.
United States. > Army. > Corps of Topographical Engineers
1800-1899
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century > Sources.
Scientific expeditions > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Canyons > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Paleontology > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Paléontologie > Quatre Coins, Région des > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Canyons > Quatre Coins, Région des > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Expéditions scientifiques > Quatre Coins, Région des > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Canyons
Discoveries in geography
Geography
Geological surveys
Paleontology
Scientific expeditions
Travel
Expedition
Four Corners Region > Geography.
Four Corners Region > Discovery and exploration.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Discovery and exploration.
Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) > Découverte et exploration.
Quatre Coins, Région des > Découverte et exploration.
Quatre Coins, Région des > Géographie.
North America > Colorado River
United States > Four Corners Region
Colorado > USA, Fluss
Old Spanish Trail
USA
History
Sources
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Sumario:The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 273 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780874217087
0874217083
1283078031
9781283078030
9786613078032
6613078034
9781457181030
1457181037
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