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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... 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 as much as possible ...
... 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 as much as possible ...
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... tree and stabbed at his tail—plagued by lice, no doubt. But Wes could barely make him out now. From the raven's lofty perch the tiny boats below gliding down the river would hardly seem to be moving, Wes thought. The raven was one thing ...
... tree and stabbed at his tail—plagued by lice, no doubt. But Wes could barely make him out now. From the raven's lofty perch the tiny boats below gliding down the river would hardly seem to be moving, Wes thought. The raven was one thing ...
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... tree, and of the amputation two days 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 ...
... tree, and of the amputation two days 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 ...
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... tree lizard lay on a rock and watched the two, its soft throat beating. "So we found the barometers," Jack said. "I'm extremely grateful." "Now that jug." "What jug?" "With the whiskey inside it." "What about it?" asked Wes. "The men ...
... tree lizard lay on a rock and watched the two, its soft throat beating. "So we found the barometers," Jack said. "I'm extremely grateful." "Now that jug." "What jug?" "With the whiskey inside it." "What about it?" asked Wes. "The men ...
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... and waved his finger at Frank. "You. You were clinging to me for dear life." "Quite the other way around. It was you, my dear friend, who clung to me like a monkey to a coconut tree." "Both of you was clinging to each other." "I never 36.
... and waved his finger at Frank. "You. You were clinging to me for dear life." "Quite the other way around. It was you, my dear friend, who clung to me like a monkey to a coconut tree." "Both of you was clinging to each other." "I never 36.
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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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