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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... later that night and see how the sky looked. As usual, George Bradley slept apart from the others. He declined the tent and lay under a wagon sheet on a shelf above their camp. Everyone else slept with their boatmates, three to a tent ...
... later that night and see how the sky looked. As usual, George Bradley slept apart from the others. He declined the tent and lay under a wagon sheet on a shelf above their camp. Everyone else slept with their boatmates, three to a tent ...
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... later, it seemed, the Emma Dean shot onto the sandbeside them and they grabbed it instinctively, as if it wouldn't stop. Jack Sumner had rowed out alone to rescue them. They pulled the boat up to the head of the island, waded as far as ...
... later, it seemed, the Emma Dean shot onto the sandbeside them and they grabbed it instinctively, as if it wouldn't stop. Jack Sumner had rowed out alone to rescue them. They pulled the boat up to the head of the island, waded as far as ...
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... later. At least it wasn't a leg. He imagined himself walking to Salt Lake now, searching shops for a barometer, then having to wait for a shipment from Chicago. One by one the men left behind would desert, and who could blame them? By ...
... later. At least it wasn't a leg. He imagined himself walking to Salt Lake now, searching shops for a barometer, then having to wait for a shipment from Chicago. One by one the men left behind would desert, and who could blame them? By ...
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... Later, lining down, Jack Sumner approached him. "Do we got to portage every time the river squeals?" "I'm not taking any chances." "I make it we've gone four miles since this morning." "Four and a half." They stood in the sun on a huge ...
... Later, lining down, Jack Sumner approached him. "Do we got to portage every time the river squeals?" "I'm not taking any chances." "I make it we've gone four miles since this morning." "Four and a half." They stood in the sun on a huge ...
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... later in the day when this one grew tired and returned to his den: he'd pass into the earth, which would seal up behind him like the water in a lake, and once inside he would shed his fur and snout, throw them off like cloak and mask ...
... later in the day when this one grew tired and returned to his den: he'd pass into the earth, which would seal up behind him like the water in a lake, and once inside he would shed his fur and snout, throw them off like cloak and mask ...
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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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