{"product_id":"9781931414586","title":"The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Exploring Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe one-armed professor who conquered the mighty Colorado.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo European had ever taken boats down the Colorado river and come out alive. In May 1869, ten men boarded four rowboats in Green River City, Wyoming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree months and 1,000 miles later, just two battered boats carrying six exhausted and starving men emerged from the depths of the Grand Canyon. \u003cb\u003eThe Last River\u003c\/b\u003e tells their remarkable story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man who challenged the Colorado was different from other explorers. Major John Wesley Powell was a small, bookish, one-armed geology professor from a midwestern farm. Despite his size and the constant pain from the Civil War wound that had cost him his arm, Powell's twin passions — adventure and scientific exploration — drew him to the Colorado River. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three months he and nine crew members made their home on the river. They thrilled to riding the rapids and endured the back-breaking labor of transporting boats and cargo past rapids too dangerous to run. They discovered canyons of unsurpassed beauty and gave them names like Music Temple and Canyon of Lodore. They saved each other from drowning, and suffered together as their food supply dwindled to nearly nothing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from journals of crew members personalize the gripping text. Original paintings and a fold-out map allows the reader to simultaneously follow the expedition's route and its adventures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last River\u003c\/b\u003e is an inspiring and riveting true adventure written with drama and compassion that brings history to life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaya Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044010148080,"sku":"9781931414586","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931414586_p0.jpg?v=1763638910","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931414586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}