The Last Canyon: A NovelHMH, 26. sep. 2002 - 352 sider A historical novel about John Wesley Powell’s nineteenth-century expedition through the Grand Canyon: “A riveting adventure tale” (The Seattle Times). In 1869, John Wesley Powell set out on a voyage of exploration through the Grand Canyon, the last great expedition of discovery in US history. In this vivid novel, John Vernon intertwines two stories—that of Powell and his crew, and that of a band of Paiute Indians, known as the Shivwits, who lived on the north rim of the canyon. As the novel moves inexorably toward a violent encounter between the two groups, Vernon deftly leads us into perilous geographical and emotional territory in a story of triumph, hardship, bravery, and loss. “Richly imagined.” —Los Angeles Times “No author has tried to put the reader as squarely in Powell’s waterlogged shoes . . . Packs a wallop.” —Salt Lake Tribune |
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... sister." OTHER CHARACTERS Teskimalauwa Havasupai seer Pangwits San Juan Paiute shaman, brother of Mara and Pooeechuts Hoskininni Leader of a Navajo band Nankapeea Kaibab Paiute Jacob Hamblin Mormon leader Paantung Shivwits Paiute ...
... sister." OTHER CHARACTERS Teskimalauwa Havasupai seer Pangwits San Juan Paiute shaman, brother of Mara and Pooeechuts Hoskininni Leader of a Navajo band Nankapeea Kaibab Paiute Jacob Hamblin Mormon leader Paantung Shivwits Paiute ...
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... Mormon towns too in the southern wilds of Utah are said to be full of wastrels and laggards who engage in shameful orgies. That is slander and calumny, one Latter Day Saint passing through here informed me last week. J assured him I ...
... Mormon towns too in the southern wilds of Utah are said to be full of wastrels and laggards who engage in shameful orgies. That is slander and calumny, one Latter Day Saint passing through here informed me last week. J assured him I ...
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Part Two | |
Part Three July 3July 131869 | |
Part Four | |
Part Five July 14July 191869 | |
Part Six | |
Part Seven July 20Angnst 3 1869 | |
Part Eight | |
Part Nine August 5August 28 1869 | |
Part Ten | |
Epilogue One Year Later September 1870 | |
Back Matter | |
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Spine | |
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