Donald Worster

A River Running West

The Life of John Wesley Powell

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

After years in the region collecting rocks and fossils and learning to speak the local Native American languages, Powell returned to Washington as an eloquent advocate for the West, one of America's first and most influential conservationists. But in the end, he fell victim to a clique of Western politicians who pushed for unfettered economic development, relegating the aging explorer to a quiet life of anthropological contemplation. John Wesley Powell embodied the energy, optimism, and westward impulse of the young United States. A River Running West is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this great American explorer and environmental pioneer, a true story of undaunted courage in the American West.

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John Wesley Powell, the great American explorer and environmental pioneer, embodied the energy, optimism, and westward impulse of the young United States. "A River Running West" is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this towering figure, a true story of undaunted courage. 42 halftones. 7 maps.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 943g
• ISBN-13: 9780195156355
• ISBN-10: 0195156358
• Artikelnr.: 22335946

Autorenporträt

Donald Worster is Hall Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. His books include The Wealth of Nature, Under Western Skies, and the Bancroft Prize-winning Dust Bowl. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas.