The Promise of the Grand Canyon

“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”-- The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."-- Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon—and waged a bitterly-contested campaign for sustainability in the West. John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most