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	First Through Grand Canyon: the secret journals & letters of the 1869 crew who explored the Green & Colorado rivers by Michael P. Ghiglieri
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 917.913044 EAN 9780970097330 ISBN 0970097336 Manufacturer Puma Press Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 342 Publication Date March 25, 2003 Publisher Puma Press Availability Usually ships in 3 to 4 weeks Product Description In May of 1869, eleven men embarked on a journey of exploration and discovery. 98 days later six of them arrived 1000 miles away after navigating the Green and Colorado Rivers to the end of Grand Canyon. The journals and writings of the expedition leader, John Wesley Powell have been extensively published but here, for the first time, are the newly transcribed, unabridged journals and letters of some of the other members of the group. Author Ghiglieri has used his extensive river running experience to introduce the whole group and their exploits of courage and endurance. In May of 1869, eleven men embarked on a journey of exploration and discovery. 98 days later six of them arrived 1000 miles away after navigating the Green and Colorado Rivers to the end of Grand Canyon. The journals and writings of the expedition leader, John Wesley Powell have been extensively published but here, for the first time, are the newly transcribed, unabridged journals and letters of some of the other members of the group. Author Ghiglieri has used his extensive river running experience to introduce the whole group and their exploits of courage and endurance. Michael P. Ghiglieri earned a PhD in Ecology from U.C. Davis for his research on wild chimps. He has worked as an international wilderness river guide since 1974 and has rowed Grand Canyon over 100 times. His previous books Canyon and Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon (co-authored with Tom Myers) have earned him a deserved reputation as an interpreter of wilderness adventure, exploration and values. Customers who bought this item also bought Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West Grand Canyon Trail Map Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon Customer Reviews for: First Through Grand Canyon: the secret journals & letters of the 1869 crew who explored the Green & Colorado rivers Rating - Expedition Politics and Historical Speculation Having hiked all established trails in the Grand Canyon except the Nankoweap and North Bass (and parts of the Tonto Trail), and having kayaked/rafted the length of the Colorado River on private, 3-week expeditions twice, one could say that I have considerable interest and respect for that awe-inspiring place. So naturally, I read Ghiglieri and Myers book "Over The Edge: Death In Grand Canyon" and found it entertaining and instructive. In consequence, ... Read More Rating - Annoying crusade Ghiglieri fails at the objective job of an historian. I wish he had laid out the river journals and related writings about the first Powell expedition without injecting such an extraordinary stream of personal invective. Ghiglieri doesn't trust the reader to draw his own conclusions about Powell's character. The author instead serves up an annoying personal crusade against Powell -- and against every prominent historical writer on the topic. I nearly ... Read More Rating - Mixed Bag I wanted to read more about Powell's trip after visiting the Grand Canyon and agree the author has done a good job of assembling the diaries and giving a commentary. However, the overwhelming tone of the book is colored by the author's vendetta against Powell. Every action is interpreted in favor of the "noble boatmen" (like the author). There is much too much jumping to conclusions, for which he criticizes other authors. It became tiresome to read ... Read More Rating - The only book to read on Powell's journey This book by Michael Ghiglieri is an outstanading documentary of the first exploration of the Grand Canyon by John Wesley Powell and his crew. While almost every other account of this amazing journey is based on Powell's journal and notes, Michael very carefully pulls together all the accounts of this trip using not only Powell's notes but also the journals of the crew, letters and other doucments not previously published. His book is well researched and ... Read More See all books by author Michael P. Ghiglieri

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