# The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

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- Authors: [John Wesley Powell](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-wesley-powell), [Wallace Stegner](https://www.bookquiver.com/wallace-stegner)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2003-05-27

## Description

One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains...

## Editions

### The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4243-752-0
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2003-05-27
- Language: en_US