John Wesley Powell was een Amerikaanse soldaat, geoloog en ontdekkingsreiziger van het Amerikaanse Westen, vooral bekend van zijn expeditie in 1869. Deze drie maanden durende riviertocht over de Green en Colorado rivieren omvatte de eerste passage door de Grand Canyon. Zijn uitgebreide wetenschappelijke en etnologische werk heeft ons begrip van het Amerikaanse Westen gevormd.
"One hundred years ago John Wesley Powell set out to explore the Grand Canyon of the Colorado - something no man had attempted before. His official report of the voyage remains one of the great adventure stories in all the literature of the American West."
The great anthropologist's classic treatise on race and culture. One of the most influential books of the century, now available in a value-priced edition. Introduction by Ruth Bunzel.
One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874.The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons , recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine’s list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell’s first-person account of his crew’s unprecedented odyssey along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the Grand Canyon. A bold foray into the heart of the American West’s final frontier, the expedition was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, supplies, or a firm sense of the region’s perilous topography and the attitudes of the native inhabitants towards whites.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Focusing on accessibility, this reproduction emphasizes large print to aid those with impaired vision. The publishing house Megali is dedicated to preserving historical works, ensuring that classic literature remains available to a wider audience.
Over 60 gorgeous images by acclaimed landscape photographer Joseph Holmes capture the Colorado River in this lavish yet affordable volume. Paired with compelling selections from John Wesley Powell's classic 19th century travel journals, the photographs showcase the full glory of the Colorado River. Over 60 full-color photos.
John Wesley war ein Prediger, Theologe und Geistlicher des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts, der mit seinem Bruder Charles die methodistische Bewegung mitbegründete. Wesley schrieb täglich in sein Tagebuch und hielt seine Ansichten, Gedanken, Gefühle und Gebete fest, um sie mit der Welt zu teilen. Das Tagebuch enthält fünfzig Jahre dieser großartigen Reflexionen und Erfahrungen und wird weithin als eines der großen spirituellen Klassiker angesehen.
