Hell or high water James White's disputed passage through Grand Canyon, 1867
Although John Wesley Powell and party are usually given credit for the first river descent through the Grand Canyon, the ghost of James White has haunted those claims. White was a Colorado prospector, who, almost two years before Powell's journey, washed up on a makeshift raft at Callville, Nev...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Logan
Utah State University Press
2001, ©2001©2001
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Summary: | Although John Wesley Powell and party are usually given credit for the first river descent through the Grand Canyon, the ghost of James White has haunted those claims. White was a Colorado prospector, who, almost two years before Powell's journey, washed up on a makeshift raft at Callville, Nevada |
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Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
Physical Description: | 220 pages illustrations, maps |
ISBN: | 9786612490507 9781282490505 9780874214260 6612490500 1282490508 0874214262 |