John Wesley Powell: The Man, the Myth, the Mystery by Richard Quartaroli - Part 3

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On the 140th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell's pioneering 1869 trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, researchers are still discovering new information about Powell and his life. Powell has most often been described as a soldier, explorer, adventurer, and scientist. But he was also a consummate government bureaucrat and a visionary for his recognition of the West as the "Arid Lands." Join Northern Arizona University Special Collections librarian Richard Quartaroli to hear about the ...