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Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado / / Steven K. Madsen
| Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado / / Steven K. Madsen |
| Autore | Madsen Steven K |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.92/59 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geological surveys - Four Corners Region - History - 19th century
Scientific expeditions - Four Corners Region - History - 19th century Canyons - Four Corners Region - History - 19th century Paleontology - Four Corners Region - History - 19th century |
| ISBN |
1-283-07803-1
9786613078032 0-87421-708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213824603321 |
Madsen Steven K
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| Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hell or high water : James White's disputed passage through Grand Canyon, 1867 / / Eilean Adams
| Hell or high water : James White's disputed passage through Grand Canyon, 1867 / / Eilean Adams |
| Autore | Adams Eilean <1923-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.91/3044 |
| Soggetto topico | Gold miners - Colorado |
| ISBN |
1-282-49050-8
9786612490507 0-87421-465-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Prologue; 1 Callville; 2 Who Was James White?; 3 White's War; 4 The Road to Gold; 5 The Rescue; 6 Downriver Crier; 7 The News Spreads East; 8 General Palmer and the Railroad Survey; 9 Dr. Parry's Report; 10 Major Calhoun's Version; 11 Major Powell; 12 On the Road Again; 13 Powell's Conquest of the Grand Canyon; 14 Enter Robert Brewster Stanton; 15 Senate Document No. 42; 16 Battle of The Trail; 17 The White Family and Dock Marston; 18 Grand Canyon History: Discoveries and Rediscoveries; 19 Bob Euler and Square One; 20 In James White's Footsteps
21 Summary and Conclusions: Part A22 Summary and Conclusions: Part B; 23 Summary and Conclusions: Part C; 24 Resolution; Appendix A: James White's 1867 Letter; Appendix B: James White's 1917 Statement; Chapter Notes; References, Sources, and Related Subjects; Author's Note |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213827803321 |
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Adams Eilean <1923->
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| Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A river running west [[electronic resource] ] : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster
| A river running west [[electronic resource] ] : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (688 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - United States
Conservationists - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-45165-3
0-19-535664-0 1-4237-6074-3 1-60256-075-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458500603321 |
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Worster Donald <1941->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A river running west [[electronic resource] ] : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster
| A river running west [[electronic resource] ] : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (688 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - United States
Conservationists - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-45165-3
0-19-535664-0 1-4237-6074-3 1-60256-075-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784556103321 |
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Worster Donald <1941->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A river running west : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster
| A river running west : the life of John Wesley Powell / / Donald Worster |
| Autore | Worster Donald <1941-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (688 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - United States
Conservationists - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-45165-3
0-19-535664-0 1-4237-6074-3 1-60256-075-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part One: Northern Days -- 1 A MISSION TO AMERICA -- 2 RISING ON THE PRAIRIE -- 3 THE HORNETS' NEST OF WAR -- Part Two: Canyons of the Colorado -- 4 WESTWARD THE NATURALIST -- 5 DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN -- 6 SURVEYING THE HIGH PLATEAUS -- 7 KAPURATS -- 8 THE SUBLIMEST THING ON EARTH -- 9 DEMOCRACY ENCOUNTERS THE DESERT -- 10 MYTHS AND MAPS -- 11 REDEEMING THE EARTH -- 12 THE PROBLEM OF THE WEST -- 13 JOURNEY'S END -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821848603321 |
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Worster Donald <1941->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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