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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... ahead, tho' on the score of Indians I suspect Dunn is right—that either from fear or superstition our dusky brethren stay away from the river and its steep and gloomy canyons. The land is too harsh and the hazards too great even for ...
... ahead, tho' on the score of Indians I suspect Dunn is right—that either from fear or superstition our dusky brethren stay away from the river and its steep and gloomy canyons. The land is too harsh and the hazards too great even for ...
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... ahead was a monstrous boulder stacking up the river—neck folds on a bull. Now they raced toward it. "Left," Wes screamed, then looked back to spot, a hundred feet behind them, the Kitty Clyde's Sister sliding into the rapids, with ...
... ahead was a monstrous boulder stacking up the river—neck folds on a bull. Now they raced toward it. "Left," Wes screamed, then looked back to spot, a hundred feet behind them, the Kitty Clyde's Sister sliding into the rapids, with ...
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... ahead and he screamed, "Both oars, Bill!" Furrows of water rocked the boat left and right, sending columns and streamers ten or more feet high toward Wes, half standing, and bucked him like a mustang. From his height above the men he ...
... ahead and he screamed, "Both oars, Bill!" Furrows of water rocked the boat left and right, sending columns and streamers ten or more feet high toward Wes, half standing, and bucked him like a mustang. From his height above the men he ...
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... ahead. The sun beat down. Two humping slopes of earth massed with fallen rock descended to the river, which hung between them like a flume. It was not only fast but filled with rocks. "We could run it," said Andy. "Go ahead. Have a ...
... ahead. The sun beat down. Two humping slopes of earth massed with fallen rock descended to the river, which hung between them like a flume. It was not only fast but filled with rocks. "We could run it," said Andy. "Go ahead. Have a ...
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... ahead. "Fasten your belts and gird up your loins," he told the two men, the stumpy George Bradley and the prophet Ora Howland. Those two rowed like Christian slaves doing the minimum, but the others pulled hard, bucking winds all the ...
... ahead. "Fasten your belts and gird up your loins," he told the two men, the stumpy George Bradley and the prophet Ora Howland. Those two rowed like Christian slaves doing the minimum, but the others pulled hard, bucking winds all the ...
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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 | |
Back Cover | |
Spine | |
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