The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

National Geographic, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 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 to day as it was in 1874. The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked numb er four on Adventure magazine's list of top 100 classics, is legendary pion eer John Wesley Powell's first-person account of his crew's unprecedented o dyssey 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 expedi tion was achieved without benefit of modern river-running equipment, suppli es, or a firm sense of the region's perilous topography and the attitudes o f 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.