1969 Down the Colorado: Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. One hundred years ago, ten men took four boats down the raging Colorado River on the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon. Major John Wesley Powell led the geographic expedition, a three-month river trip down, which he charted himself, and recorded in the form of a diary outlined in these pages. With modern photographs to reveal the true beauty of the area and the thrill of the journey. Written by John Wesley Powell, an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. With photographs by Eliot Porter, an American artist and photographer.