Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer

Type

Book

Authors

Ray, Deborah Kogan

ISBN 10

0374318387

ISBN 13

9780374318383

Tags

united states, adventure, biography, juvenile literature, exploration, explorer, John Wesley Powell, Colorado River, The West, Civil War, ALA Notable Children's Book

Abstract

After losing part of his arm in the Civil War, John Wesley Powell's passion to explore the natural world would not be deterred and so he kept his dream of exploring the vast Colorado River and all its wonders along the way, including the Grand Canyon, in a colorful biography of a national hero and his amazing expedition.

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