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Ray, Deborah Kogan.
DOWN THE COLORADO : JOHN WESLEY POWELL, AND THE ONE-ARMED EXPLORER
New York : Francis Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
IL 3-6, RL 6.8
ISBN 0374318387
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 Growing up in the 1800s, John Wesley Powell loved nature.  He loved learning about different plants and animals and dreamed of becoming a scientist.  He fought during the Civil War and lost his arm in a battle.  But that didn't stop him from pursuing his dream.  His dream of leading a scientific expedition down the Colorado River and into the Grand Canyon.
SUBJECTS:     Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
                        Explorers West (U.S.)
                        Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.
                        West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.

 
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