The Last Canyon: A NovelHMH, 26 сент. 2002 г. - Всего страниц: 352 A historical novel about John Wesley Powell’s nineteenth-century expedition through the Grand Canyon: “A riveting adventure tale” (The Seattle Times). In 1869, John Wesley Powell set out on a voyage of exploration through the Grand Canyon, the last great expedition of discovery in US history. In this vivid novel, John Vernon intertwines two stories—that of Powell and his crew, and that of a band of Paiute Indians, known as the Shivwits, who lived on the north rim of the canyon. As the novel moves inexorably toward a violent encounter between the two groups, Vernon deftly leads us into perilous geographical and emotional territory in a story of triumph, hardship, bravery, and loss. “Richly imagined.” —Los Angeles Times “No author has tried to put the reader as squarely in Powell’s waterlogged shoes . . . Packs a wallop.” —Salt Lake Tribune |
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... out and clattered to his feet. He dropped down to pick it up. Between Bill in the bow and Jack in the stern, Wes waved his stump and bellowed out orders lost to the roar and hiss. "Left, boys, left! Man your oars, Bill!" Shouts reduced 9 2.
... out and clattered to his feet. He dropped down to pick it up. Between Bill in the bow and Jack in the stern, Wes waved his stump and bellowed out orders lost to the roar and hiss. "Left, boys, left! Man your oars, Bill!" Shouts reduced 9 2.
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... feet behind them, the Kitty Clyde's Sister sliding into the rapids, with George Bradley and Wes's brother attempt- ing to row, the latter's mouth wide open in song. Even George couldn't hear Walter's voice, Wes thought. The roar of the ...
... feet behind them, the Kitty Clyde's Sister sliding into the rapids, with George Bradley and Wes's brother attempt- ing to row, the latter's mouth wide open in song. Even George couldn't hear Walter's voice, Wes thought. The roar of the ...
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... feet high toward Wes, half standing, and bucked him like a mustang. From his height above the men he could see the fatal boulder, obscured by a left-moving sheer wall of water. "We're lost, boys, we're lost!" He stood to full heightfive ...
... feet high toward Wes, half standing, and bucked him like a mustang. From his height above the men he could see the fatal boulder, obscured by a left-moving sheer wall of water. "We're lost, boys, we're lost!" He stood to full heightfive ...
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... old," George Bradley said. He was twenty feet away, sitting in the sand, but didn't raise his voice; Wes strained to listen. "We been gone a week, we got a thousand miles to go, and we'll be sick to death of getting dunked like this H.
... old," George Bradley said. He was twenty feet away, sitting in the sand, but didn't raise his voice; Wes strained to listen. "We been gone a week, we got a thousand miles to go, and we'll be sick to death of getting dunked like this H.
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... feet?" "Write it down." Bill licked his thumb and turned the pages, then licked the pencil and wrote down the numbers. Before Wes could prompt him, he screwed one eye up and consulted the temperature and referred to the tables, then ...
... feet?" "Write it down." Bill licked his thumb and turned the pages, then licked the pencil and wrote down the numbers. Before Wes could prompt him, he screwed one eye up and consulted the temperature and referred to the tables, then ...
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Part Three July 3July 131869 | |
Part Four | |
Part Five July 14July 191869 | |
Part Six | |
Part Seven July 20Angnst 3 1869 | |
Part Eight | |
Part Nine August 5August 28 1869 | |
Part Ten | |
Epilogue One Year Later September 1870 | |
Back Matter | |
Back Cover | |
Spine | |
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