Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado / Steven K. Madsen.

Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado / Steven K. Madsen.

The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S...

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Main Author: Madsen, Steven K.
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Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2010.
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Macomb, J. N. > (John N.), > 1810 or 1811-1889 > Travel > Four Corners Region.
United States. > Army. > Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Geological surveys > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century > Sources.
Scientific expeditions > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Canyons > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Paleontology > Four Corners Region > History > 19th century.
Four Corners Region > Geography.
Four Corners Region > Discovery and exploration.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Discovery and exploration.
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