LEADER 03454nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910213824603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-07803-1 010 $a9786613078032 010 $a0-87421-708-3 035 $a(CKB)2560000000054930 035 $a(EBL)713760 035 $a(OCoLC)699513556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000469032 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11973279 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469032 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10510939 035 $a(PQKB)11620780 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442824 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13451 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713760 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL713760 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000054930 100 $a20090731d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExploring desert stone $eJohn N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado /$fSteven K. Madsen 210 $aLogan, Utah $cUtah State University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 300 $aOne folded col. map in pocket inside back cover. 311 $a1-64642-374-7 311 $a0-87421-707-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe story of the Macomb San Juan exploring expedition -- Organizing the expedition -- The expedition -- The expedition's aftermath -- The bones and the map -- Epilogue -- Selected documents of th San Juan exploring expedition -- The camps of the San Juan exploring expedition -- Diary of Charles H. Dimmock -- Topographical memoir of Charles H. Dimmock -- Abridged diary of John S. Newberry -- 1859 letters of John N. Macomb, Jr., to his wife -- Letters of John S. Newberry to Spencer F. Baird -- Letters of Frederick W. von Egloffstein to John N. Macomb, Jr. 330 $aThe confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers.The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of 606 $aGeological surveys$zFour Corners Region$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aGeological surveys$zFour Corners Region$xHistory$y19th century$vSources 606 $aScientific expeditions$zFour Corners Region$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCanyons$zFour Corners Region$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPaleontology$zFour Corners Region$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aFour Corners Region$xGeography 607 $aFour Corners Region$xDiscovery and exploration 607 $aColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)$xDiscovery and exploration 615 0$aGeological surveys$xHistory 615 0$aGeological surveys$xHistory 615 0$aScientific expeditions$xHistory 615 0$aCanyons$xHistory 615 0$aPaleontology$xHistory 676 $a557.92/59 700 $aMadsen$b Steven K$01023663 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213824603321 996 $aExploring Desert Stone$92432127 997 $aUNINA