MAJOR JOHN WESLEY POWELL: :A Faux Stage Play About the 1869 Green and Colorado River Surveys

An impartial 393-page (7 x 10 format) account of the major's 1869 Green and Colorado Rivers exploration is presented in the semblance of a faux theatrical performance. Ergo, a candid report of daily and personal journal entries recited by the 3 diarists and boatmen on the first exploration. Presented to an imaginary audience, a fourth recitalist provides additional commentary in the guise of a Greek Chorus. (This publication's thesis includes some details of the longer 1871-72 survey, inclu...