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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... besides, once beyond the Uinta Agency all is unexplored territory, and dispatches won't be possible then, as we'll be incommunicado. We've all given up something. Jack Sumner gave up his trading post, and William Hawkins, like Dunn ...
... besides, once beyond the Uinta Agency all is unexplored territory, and dispatches won't be possible then, as we'll be incommunicado. We've all given up something. Jack Sumner gave up his trading post, and William Hawkins, like Dunn ...
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... besides, he was lost. When he woke in his tent, the ravines and gorges of his dreaming mind began their process of ... beside him. With the candle they scrutinized the calibrated scale and found the altitude, and Wes jotted it down ...
... besides, he was lost. When he woke in his tent, the ravines and gorges of his dreaming mind began their process of ... beside him. With the candle they scrutinized the calibrated scale and found the altitude, and Wes jotted it down ...
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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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