Now comes the first biography of this towering figure in almost fifty years--a book that captures his life in all its heroism, idealism, and ambivalent. John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] 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.
Wes would not be deterred from his dream of leading the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. This new edition of John Wesley Powell: His Life and Legacy, first printed as an issue of the Boise State University Western Writers Series, includes the original biography, but also features Aton’s new interpretations of Powell’s writings on exploration, land-planning, anthropology, and irrigation, and incorporates the author’s.
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois. “John Wesley Powell: explorer, writer, geologist, anthropologist, land planner, bureaucrat. Which one do we focus on?” This is the question author James M. Aton poses at the beginning of his biography of Powell, though he soon decides that it is impossible to ignore any facet of Powell’s life.
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John Wesley Powell (March 24, – September 23, ) [1] 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.
Emma Dean Powell
This new edition of John Wesley Powell: His Life and Legacy, first printed as an issue of the Boise State University Western Writers Series, includes the original biography, but also features Aton’s new interpretations of Powell’s writings on exploration, land-planning, anthropology, and irrigation, and incorporates the author’s. 
Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902
“John Wesley Powell: explorer, writer, geologist, anthropologist, land planner, bureaucrat. Which one do we focus on?” This is the question author James M. Aton poses at the beginning of his biography of Powell, though he soon decides that it is impossible to ignore any facet of Powell’s life. John Wesley Powell: by Bill Steinbacher-Kemp
John Wesley Powell embodied the energy, optimism, and westward impulse of the young United States. A River Running West is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this great American explorer and environmental pioneer, a true story of undaunted courage in the American West. JOHN WESLEY POWELL - John Wesley Powell embodied the energy, optimism, and westward impulse of the young United States. A River Running West is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this great American explorer and environmental pioneer, a true story of undaunted courage in the American West.Major Impossible (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #9) John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a leading figure in the geological explorations of the West and helped establish the federal U.S. Geological Survey in 1879. He also led the Bureau of Ethnology and advocated for better treatment and study of Native American tribes and culture.Toggle share options Biography of John Wesley Powell, explorer, geologist and anthropologist, who served as director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology from its founding in 1879 until his death in 1902. Written by western historian Donald Worster, the volume traces Powell's Civil War service and focuses on his epic journey down the Colorado River to the Grand. A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell () was a leading figure in the geological explorations of the West and helped establish the federal U.S. Geological Survey in He also led the Bureau of Ethnology and advocated for better treatment and study of Native American tribes and culture.
University of Utah Press | John Wesley Powell
Biography of John Wesley Powell, explorer, geologist and anthropologist, who served as director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology from its founding in until his death in Written by western historian Donald Worster, the volume traces Powell's Civil War service and focuses on his epic journey down the Colorado River to the Grand. Philip Sheridan
John Wesley Powell was born to Joseph Powell and Mary Powell on March 24, in a farm in Mount Morris, New York, in the U.S. His father had migrated to the U.S. in from Shrewsbury, England, and was by profession a farmer, a tailor and an ambulant preacher.