John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon.
Canyons of the Colorado
"Canyons of the Colorado" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication first published in the late 19th century. This work chronicles Powell's ex...
By John Wesley Powell
Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56
"Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work e...
By John Wesley Powell
On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16
"On the Evolution of Language" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book examines the development a...
By John Wesley Powell
Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology
"Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society" by John Wesley Powell is a detailed anthropological account written in the late 19th century. Th...
By John Wesley Powell
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah
"Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States" by J. W. Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book p...
By John Wesley Powell
On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data
"On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication that was likely written in the late 19th cent...
By John Wesley Powell
Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142
"Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work...
By John Wesley Powell