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John Wesley Powell

1834 - 1902
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About John Wesley Powell

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John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon. Powell was appointed by US president James A.

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Cover of Canyons of the Colorado

Canyons of the Colorado

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)

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Cover of Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico: Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142

Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico: Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142

Indians of North America

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Cover of Titan of Chasms: The Grand Canyon of Arizona

Titan of Chasms: The Grand Canyon of Arizona

Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

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Cover of On the Evolution of Language: First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16

On the Evolution of Language: First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16

Indians of North America

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Cover of First through the Grand Canyon : $b Being the record of the pioneer exploration of the Colorado River in 1869-70

First through the Grand Canyon : $b Being the record of the pioneer exploration of the Colorado River in 1869-70

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)

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Cover of Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians: First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56

Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians: First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56

Indian mythology

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Cover of Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah

Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah

Irrigation

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Cover of Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society: Bureau of American Ethnology

Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society: Bureau of American Ethnology

Wyandot Indians

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Cover of On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data

On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data

Anthropology

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