Customer Review: John Wesley Powell was "present at the creation," to use the expression popularized by Dean Acheson. The later was referring to the post-World War II era; Powell was present at the creation of the American West, during the period of its settlement by whites, from the end of the American Civil War to... more info
Customer Review: John Wesley Powell lost his right arm at Shiloh, in the Civil War battle of 1862. As Wallace Stegner says of him, in his excellent book, "Beyond the Hundredth Meridian,": "Losing one's right arm is a misfortune; to some it would be a disaster, to others an excuse. It affected Wes Powell's life about... more info
Customer Review: It is a "page turning" real life adventure story objectively told. The story is perfectly put into the context of the time and place and the way people thought. Lots of citations and a large bibliography as well. Great book. My congratulations to the author for a job well-done; thank you.
Customer Review: Donald Worster provides a comprehensive treatment of JWP's life, beginning with the reasons for his parent's religious views that precipitated their coming to America well before JWP was born and ending with JWP's death in Maine in 1902. The book is relentless. The proof is found in the 35 pages of... more info
Customer Review: I got this book for my first grade son, who is intrigued by stories of early settlers. We highly recommend this book! Over several evenings, I read this book to my boys (age 6 and 4). The story was very engrossing --there was so much that my boys wanted to discuss each time we stopped reading. They... more info
Customer Review: Wes Powell's father was an abolitionist and his stance made it very difficult for his son, so difficult in fact that he was taunted and beaten in school. His mother Mary decided to keep him at home after that and a neighbor gladly took him under his wing to tutor him. George Crookham was a... more info
Customer Review: John Wesley Powell was a voice of reason in the settlement of the West. He is listed as a conservationist, although he was more of an administrator and planner than a conservationist. He advocated for the conservation of water supplies in the West because it would result in more equitable and... more info
Customer Review: This is a very simplistic book about John Wesley Powell's first expedition down the Colorado River. It doesn't say it's a kids book, but I'm pretty sure that's its main audience. It's a quick read, and not bad, and even adults familiar with the subject might find a unique fact or two in it.
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