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,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press
2001.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430342706719 |
| Sumario: | 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. His claim to have entered the Colorado above the San Juan River with another man (soon drowned) as they fled from Indians was widely disseminated and believed for a time, but Powell and his successors on the river publically discounted it. Colorado River runners and historians have s |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282490505 9786612490507 9780874214659 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |
