Damming Grand Canyon The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition
In 1923, America paid close attention, via special radio broadcasts, newspaper headlines, and cover stories in popular magazines, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Fifty years after John Wesley Powell's journey, the canyon still had an aura of mystery and extr...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University Press
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430344006719 |
| Sumario: | In 1923, America paid close attention, via special radio broadcasts, newspaper headlines, and cover stories in popular magazines, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Fifty years after John Wesley Powell's journey, the canyon still had an aura of mystery and extreme danger. At one point, the party was thought lost in a flood. Something important besides adventure was going on. Led by Claude Birdseye and including colorful characters such as early river-runner Emery Kolb, popular writer Lewis Freeman, and hydraulic engineer Eugene La Rue, the exped |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283267403 9786613267405 9780874216653 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |
