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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... morning. There's not a tree, shrub, flower, or patch of grass anywhere about except along the river. The hills are scorched daily by the unrelenting sun. Litde wonder the people have bolted! Our camp is by the river, and most of us keep ...
... morning. There's not a tree, shrub, flower, or patch of grass anywhere about except along the river. The hills are scorched daily by the unrelenting sun. Litde wonder the people have bolted! Our camp is by the river, and most of us keep ...
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... morning, but I suspect the only ones who actually appear will be those who manage to drinkuntil dawn. We leave as early as possible; at midday the heat becomes intolerable, enough to boil the fish in the water. My brother sends his ...
... morning, but I suspect the only ones who actually appear will be those who manage to drinkuntil dawn. We leave as early as possible; at midday the heat becomes intolerable, enough to boil the fish in the water. My brother sends his ...
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... morning, then they had to reload them. He began to grow alarmed about the water in the supposedly watertight compartment of the Emma Dean. A picture raided his mind: water clouding one of their pocket watches—or worse, the chronometer ...
... morning, then they had to reload them. He began to grow alarmed about the water in the supposedly watertight compartment of the Emma Dean. A picture raided his mind: water clouding one of their pocket watches—or worse, the chronometer ...
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... morning sunlight, and in their drawers and shirts the men grew wet and cold. As always in the Emma, Bill sat in the bow and Jack in the stern, and Bill, facing Wes, lay his strong upper torso across both oars. He was rowing for the body ...
... morning sunlight, and in their drawers and shirts the men grew wet and cold. As always in the Emma, Bill sat in the bow and Jack in the stern, and Bill, facing Wes, lay his strong upper torso across both oars. He was rowing for the body ...
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... morning he took another look at the wreck. It lay against a rock where the current, if anything, seemed to accelerate. More rocks sat between the shore and the wreck but not all in fast water. Jack Sumner walked up. "What think you ...
... morning he took another look at the wreck. It lay against a rock where the current, if anything, seemed to accelerate. More rocks sat between the shore and the wreck but not all in fast water. Jack Sumner walked up. "What think you ...
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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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