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Canyons Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) History 19th century Explorers United States Biography Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Discovery and exploration Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 Travel Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Scientists United States Biography Soldiers United States Biography West (U.S.) Discovery and explorationFilter By Authors
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Summary: "When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had begun nearly 70 years earlier--the final exploration of continental America. The son of an abolitionist preacher, a Civil War hero (who lost an arm at Shiloh), and a passionate naturalist and geologist, in 1869 Powell tackled the vast and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018