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A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell

Donald Worster

Follow John Wesley Powell from the Colorado River to Washington as his science and water plans collide with the politics of western expansion.

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14 parts, about 35 minutes to read.

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Author
Donald Worster
Parts
14 parts
Reading time
about 35 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Prologue: Green River Station, 18691 min
  2. 1. A Mission to America2 min
  3. 2. Rising on the Prairie3 min
  4. 3. The Hornets' Nest of War2 min
  5. 4. Westward the Naturalist3 min
  6. Down the Great Unknown3 min
  7. Surveying the High Plateaus3 min
  8. Kapurats3 min
  9. The Sublimest Thing on Earth3 min
  10. Democracy Encounters the Desert3 min
  11. Myths and Maps2 min
  12. Redeeming the Earth2 min
  13. The Problem of the West3 min
  14. Journey's End2 min

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