The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
by Ross, John F
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0525429875
- ISBN 13
- 9780525429876
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About This Item
Viking, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very good in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine except for a few unobvious scratches on the rear panel. Book has minor toning to the edges of the pageblock and softening to the base of the spine. The account of John Wesley Powell who, in 1868, led the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon, and, as a visionary, waged a bitterly contested campaign for environmental sustainability, predicting the coming of the Oklahoma Dustbowl and today's water shortages. By the Fort Ticonderoga Award for Contributions to American History-and Harryman Dorsey Periodical Article Award-winning author of "Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed" and "War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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- Title
- The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Ross, John F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0525429875
- ISBN 13
- 9780525429876
- Publisher
- Viking
- Date Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 400
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