Last river : John Wesley Powell & the Colorado River Exploring Expedition by Waldman, Stuart 

BTSB Prebound(Mikaya Press, 2015)

BTSB #: 915674 Available

Dewey: 917/BAges: 8-11   


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Subjects: Powell, John Wesley,|d1834-1902 Explorers Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) - Exploration West (U.S.) - Exploration

Summary: In May, 1869, ten men boarded four row boats in Wyoming. Three months and a thousand miles later, only two battered boats and six exhausted and starving men emerged from the depths of the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River Exploring Expedition had succeeded, but at a price.

Major impossible [Nathan Hale's hazardous tales]by Hale, Nathan 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 412099 Available

Dewey: 917/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.2 MG F&P: Y

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Subjects: Powell, John Wesley,|d1834-1902 Geologists - Biography Explorers - Biography Exploration Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Summary: All about John Wesley Powell, the one-armed geologist and explorer who made one of the first journeys through the Grand Canyon in 1869. His expedition started with ten explorers, but only six made it to the end. In graphic novel format.