John Wesley Powell
By: D.M. Souza.
Series: Watts library
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Juvenile literature.; Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.; Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Soldiers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; Geologists.; Scientists.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Discusses the life and work of John Wesley Powell, an American geologist and anthropologist who explored the Colorado and Green Rivers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early influences; title: Call of the West; title: Exploring the river; title: Surveying the plateau; title: A changing nation.