Seeing things whole : the essential John Wesley Powell
by Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Summary
"Seeing Things Whole presents John Wesley Powell in the full diversity of his achievements and interests, bringing together in a single volume writings ranging from his gripping account of exploring the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to his views on the evolution of civilization, along with... Full description
- Part I
- Down the Colorado: Letters from the Wilderness Post
- Selection 1
- Party Has Reached This Point in Safety
- 39
- Selection 2
- Wreck of the No-Name
- 41
- Part II
- Voyage into the Great Unknown
- Selection 3
- Through the Grand Canyon from the Little Colorado to the Virgin River
- 61
- Part III
- Among the Natives of the Colorado Plateau
- Selection 4
- Camped with the Shivwits and the Fate of the Separated Three
- 99
- Selection 5
- Ancient Province of Tusayan
- 107
- Part IV
- Report on the Lands of the Arid Region
- Selection 7
- Physical Characteristics of the Arid Region
- 156
- Selection 8
- Land System Needed for the Arid Region
- 185
- Part V
- Nation's Expert
- Selection 9
- Trees on Arid Lands
- 219
- Selection 10
- Lesson of Conemaugh
- 226
- Selection 11
- Address to the Montana Constitutional Convention
- 235
- Part VI
- Advice for the Century
- Selection 12
- Irrigable Lands of the Arid Region
- 255
- Selection 13
- Non-Irrigable Lands of the Arid Region
- 281
- Selection 14
- Institutions for the Arid Lands
- 299
- Part VII
- A Philosopher for Humankind
- Selection 15
- From Barbarism to Civilization
- 325
- Selection 16
- Competition as a Factor in Human Evolution
- 340.