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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... river. After that our course is all unknown territory, for a thousand miles, and we shan't be again among civilized people until we reach the southern settlements in Utah Territory. "Civilized"? "Again"? I say these with a wink. Green River ...
... river. After that our course is all unknown territory, for a thousand miles, and we shan't be again among civilized people until we reach the southern settlements in Utah Territory. "Civilized"? "Again"? I say these with a wink. Green River ...
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... river. The hills are scorched daily by the unrelenting sun. Litde wonder the people have bolted! Our camp is by the river, and most of us keep as much as possible away from the town, except, as you might imagine, your friend Bill Dunn ...
... river. The hills are scorched daily by the unrelenting sun. Litde wonder the people have bolted! Our camp is by the river, and most of us keep as much as possible away from the town, except, as you might imagine, your friend Bill Dunn ...
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... river that run so fast they go uphill for several miles at a time. A man in this town described our goal, the "Great Canyon," as the most stupendous gorge known on the globe. He hasn't seen it, of course; no one has, except in fleeting ...
... river that run so fast they go uphill for several miles at a time. A man in this town described our goal, the "Great Canyon," as the most stupendous gorge known on the globe. He hasn't seen it, of course; no one has, except in fleeting ...
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... river or of hostile Indians. No one knows what waits 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 ...
... river or of hostile Indians. No one knows what waits 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 ...
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... river, a bubble's downward sag. Below and beyond it, peaks of waves and gouts of foam had leapt like little demons trying to find the doomed men. Prominent in the rapids ahead was a monstrous boulder stacking up the river—neck folds on ...
... river, a bubble's downward sag. Below and beyond it, peaks of waves and gouts of foam had leapt like little demons trying to find the doomed men. Prominent in the rapids ahead was a monstrous boulder stacking up the river—neck folds on ...
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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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ahead ain't Andy Hall asked barometers baskets Bill Dunn blanket boats bones boulders brother burro camp canyon walls Chookwadum cliffs climbed clouds Colorado Colorado River cook coyote crossed dirt Emma Dean eyes feet felt fire Frank Goodman George Bradley Green grew guns hair Hamblin hand Havasupai Hawkins head held Hoskininni Howland inside Jack Sumner Jacob Hamblin kill knew Kwits land looked Major Powell Mara meat mesa miles Mookweech Mormon mouth Nankapeea Navajo never night oars Onchok Ora's Oraibi Oramel Paiute Mountain Pangwits plateau Pooeechuts pulled rapids river rock rolled sand sandstone seedcakes seemed Seneca Shivwits shook shot shouted side sister skin slope Soxor stood sweat lodge talk things thought Toab Toab's told took trail trees turned valley walked Walpi Walter Powell watched waves Wes's who'd willows