“The relief of the Grand Canyon is the most sublime and awe-inspiring spectacle that the world has to show.”

About John Wesley Powell

Explorer • American

John Wesley Powell was an American soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West, renowned for his daring 1869 geographic expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers. This expedition was the first recorded...

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