In this book Wallace Stegner recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explore the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. A prophet without honor who had a profound understanding of the American West, Powell warned long ago of the dangers economic exploitation would pose to the West and spend a good deal of his life overcoming Washington politics in getting his message across. Only now, we my recognize just how accurate a prophet he was.
Softcover
Pages: 438
Size: 7-3/4 x 5-1/8 inches