Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West

Title: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West Author: Wallace Stegner ISBN: 9780140159943 Publisher: Penguin Books Published: 1992 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. I 1604579 Publisher Description: From the "dean of Western writers" (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize winning-author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River,