The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon (91 page)

environmentalism of,
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–74,
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–99

Grand Canyon dams opposed by,
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–85,
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Grua’s legal trouble and,
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,
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Grua’s request to help in getting permit,
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–41,
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–50,
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as Grua’s role model,
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–40

as impressed by
Emerald Mile,
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–77

Powell’s journals read by,
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–81

rim of canyon explored by,
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–83,
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Taylor hired by,
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Lodore Canyon,
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,
142

Loizeaux family,
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–33

Long Way, The
(Moitessier),
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Lonner, Sally,
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,
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,
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Loop Road,
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Lopez, Barry,
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Los Alamos National Laboratory,
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Los Angeles, Calif.,
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Los Angeles Times,
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Lowell, Simeon,
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Lower Granite Gorge,
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Luckeson, Steve,
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McCain, John,
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McCarthy, Cormac,
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McCullough, David,
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McKay, Thomas H.,
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,
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McKenzie River White Water Boat Parade,
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McNammee, Mary Ann,
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McPhee, John,
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Maid of the Canyon,
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Mailer, Norman,
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Malibu Canyon,
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Mancos River,
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Man Who Walked Through Time, The
(Fletcher),
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–49,
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Marble Canyon,
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,
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Marble Canyon Dam,
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Marks, Richard,
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at Grua’s legal hearing,
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three options for flooding considered by,
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Martin, Russell,
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Matkatamiba Canyon,
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Mayflower,
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Mead, Lake,
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ferries to,
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worries about uncontrolled release into,
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Meade, Mike,
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Melbourne, Australia,
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Melgosa, Pablos de,
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Mercator projection maps,
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Merced River,
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Mesopotamia,
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Mexicali, Mexico,
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Middle Ages,
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Middle Granite Gorge,
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Midnight on the Desert
(Priestley),
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Midway Islands,
31

Mille Crag Bend,
96

Mills, Chuck,
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–49,
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Mississippi River,
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flooding of,
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Missouri River system,
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Mohawk Canyon,
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Moitessier, Bernard,
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Mojave Desert,
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Monkey Wrench Gang, The
(Abbey),
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Mono Lake,
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Monterey, Mexico,
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Mooney Falls,
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Mormons,
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Morrow Point,
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Morrow Point Dam,
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motor rigs,
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Mount Whitney,
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Moyers, Bill,
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Moyes, Bruce,
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in call over Lake Powell flooding,
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in decision to open gates,
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–27,
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–34

discharge increased by,
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–26,
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and increase of Glen Canyon Dam discharge,
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Lake Powell report written by,
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moods of,
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Mr. W,
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Muav Gorge,
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Muddy River,
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Mule (fireman),
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Music Temple,
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Myers, Tom,
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My Weekly Reader,
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Nankoweap,
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Na Pali coast,
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Nash, Roderick,
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National Canyon,
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National Critical Infrastructure,
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National Environmental Protection Act,
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National Park Service,
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n,
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help sent to Mills by,
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and permit for second speed run,
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–71,
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in pursuit of
Emerald Mile,
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–16,
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and rescue of Tour West group,
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waste regulations of,
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National Public Radio,
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National Weather Service,
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Nautiloid Canyon,
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Navajo Bridge,
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Navajo reservation,
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Navajos,
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Navajo sandstone,
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Nazis,
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Never Summers,
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Nevills, Norm,
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New Caledonia,
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New Guinea,
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Newsweek,
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New York Times,
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Nicholson, Anne Marie,
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–74,
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Niger River,
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Nixon Rock (boulder),
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No Name,
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nonlinear systems,
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Norm,
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Northern Cheyenne,
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North Kaibab Trail,
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North Rim,
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ATVs on,
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Nuttall, Thomas,
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Oahu,
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OARS,
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Of Time and the River
(Wolfe),
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Okinawa,
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On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
(Copernicus),
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Oregon,
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Outdoor Life,
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Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon
(Ghiglieri and Myers),
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Pacific jet stream,
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Pacific Ocean,
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Page, Ariz.,
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–95,
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,
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Palisades of the Desert,
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Palm of the Hand of God (Salton Sea),
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Panama,
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Pangea,
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Paparelli, Bob,
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–60,
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Paparelli, Colleen,
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Paraná River,
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Parashant Wash,
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Parker Strip,
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Parmenter, Layne,
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Parsons, Richard,
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Pasadena, Calif.,
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Patton, George S.,
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Peace Corps,
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Peru,
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Petschek, Otto,
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Petschek, Rudi,
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,
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background of,
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chosen for
Emerald Mile,
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clinging to
Emerald Mile,
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considering giving up speed run,
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–8

Emerald Mile
nap of,
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Grua admired by,
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Grua’s friendship with,
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Grua’s oar mastery admired by,
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on happiness,
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high-siding by,
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in launch for second speed run,
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Maglites purchased by,
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mobile home of,
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navigation techniques of,
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as navigator in turbulence,
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river-guide license of,
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as rower on second speed run,
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second speed run considered by,
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thrown from
Emerald Mile,
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thrown into river,
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worried about closing of Crystal,
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at Wren’s deathbed,
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Petschek Palace,
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Phantom Ranch,
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Phoenix, Ariz.,
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Pierce Ferry,
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,
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Pilgrims,
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Pinnacles,
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Pipe Creek,
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Plateau Province,
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,
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Platte River,
204

Pony Express,
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Port Allen, Australia,
182

positive-feedback loops,
212

Potochnik, Andre,
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Powell, John Wesley,
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,
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,
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amputated right arm of,
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appearance of,
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in Civil War,
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death of,
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,
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as head of US Geological Society and Bureau of Ethnology,
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natural history as passion of,
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solo river excursions by,
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–35,
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specimen collecting by,
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–48

Powell, John Wesley, Colorado expedition of,
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boats of,
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Bradley in,
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centennial of,
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crew assembled for,
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departure of Dunn and Howland brothers from,
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–48,
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Dunn in,
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–48,
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as exploration of uncharted territory,
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–39,
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food shortages of,
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geological features named by,
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Goodman in,
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