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American geologist (1834-1902)
Also known as: J. W. Powell, J.W.Powell, John W. Powell, Major John Wesley, Major Powell, Wes Powell
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- Clarence E. Dutton1841–1912ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
Lyrical geological narratives of the Grand Canyon district and Colorado Plateau in the same survey tradition. (AI reason)
- Wallace Stegner1909–1993ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
Writes on aridity, water, and Western exploration, including a study of Powell's legacy. (AI reason)
Clarence King1842–1901ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetVivid accounts of mountaineering and geological survey work in the American West. (AI reason)
John Muir1838–1914ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetNineteenth-century wilderness exploration writing blending natural science with descriptive prose. (AI reason)
Edward Abbey1927–1989ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetEvocative desert and canyon country writing set on the Colorado Plateau. (AI reason)
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- Meriwether Lewis1774–1809ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
Expedition journals documenting the geography and natural history of the American West. (AI reason)
John C. Frémont1813–1890ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetOfficial exploration reports of Western expeditions combining topography and adventure narrative. (AI reason)
- Marc Reisner1948–2000ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
Examines water policy and arid-land development in the West, echoing Powell's arid-region concerns. (AI reason)
Mary Hunter Austin1868–1934ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetClose observational writing about the desert landscapes of the American Southwest. (AI reason)
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- Seeing Things Whole (2001)
- Report on the exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries (1961)
- The diary of John Wesley Powell (2001)
- Fifth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1883-'84