Beyond the Hundredth Meridian
Follow John Wesley Powell from the Colorado canyons into the battle over maps, water, and land laws that shaped the arid American West.
2 parts, about 25 minutes to read.
At a glance
- Author
- Wallace Stegner
- Parts
- 2 parts
- Reading time
- about 25 minutes
- The whole book
- Also to read in full
What the summary covers
- Part I: The Threshold7 min
- Part II: The Plateau Province18 min
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