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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Main Author: Adams, Eilean
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: 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
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