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Down the Colorado : Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869 ; Photographs and Epilogue 1969 ; The Canyons of the Colorado Past and Present. [cañon] [Explorations of the Colorado River of the West & Its Tributaries]
by Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Porter, Eliot, 1903- [foreword & notes, Fowler, Don D., 1936- ]
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New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1969., 1969. Fair. 1st edition ; orange cloth with gold lettering ; 168 pp. ; illustrated (some colored), map ; 37 cm. ; unfortunately there are four pages with a child's drawing on each, affecting one plate ; spine board frayed at bottom ; bump and wear at top ; slightly foxed ; color plates vibrant ; LCCN: 70-77353 ; OCLC: 45175 ; Abridgement of the author's journal, "History of the exploration of the cañons of the Colorado," originally published in pt. 1 of: Report of the Smithsonian Institution : exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries ; Fair
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- Down the Colorado : Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869 ; Photographs and Epilogue 1969 ; The Canyons of the Colorado Past and Present. [cañon] [Explorations of the Colorado River of the West & Its Tributaries]
- Author
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Porter, Eliot, 1903- [foreword & notes, Fowler, Don D., 1936- ]
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- New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1969.
- Date Published
- 1969
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- grand canyon colorado river grand cañon green flaming gorge escalante howland indians apache ute uinta john wesley powell exploration marble sumner j c wasatch yampa photography photographs eliot porter folio
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