Author

Publication

2001 - Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivelastcanyon000vern
  • ISBN-100618109404
  • ISBN-139780618109401
  • LibraryThing525707
  • Goodreads1976572
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3572.E76 L37 2001
  • LCCPS3572.E76L37 2001
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3572.E76 G74 2002

Description

"The Last Canyon takes us deep into the heart of the elements, portraying in vivid detail the human quest to understand nature at all costs. In 1869 a one-armed Civil War hero named John Wesley Powell launched four boats on the Green River in Wyoming Territory, beginning what would be the last major voyage of discovery in American history, through the country's only remaining terra incognita: the remote and barren course of the Colorado River.". "Powell's adventure is a story of triumph, hardship, bravery, and ultimate tragedy. The Last Canyon traces simultaneously a voyage of discovery and a chronicle of loss, an exploration of both unknown land and the unplumbed human spirit."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Links

Other Editions

  • The last canyonHoughton Mifflin2001-01-01

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