Almon Harris Thompson

Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries

Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Map and profile in pocket. Chapters 1-9 of pt. 1, with six chapters added, were pub. later (Meadville, Pa., 1895) under title: Canyons of the Colorado...

Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States

With a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah : with Maps

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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States

With a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah

Major Powell's famous 1878 report to the Secretary of the Interior outlines the features of the West's arid regions, and warns against the consequence...

Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries

Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in...

Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries

Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

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The Diary of Almon Harris Thompson

Explorations of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries, 1871-1875

Diary of Almon Harris Thompson, chief assistant, geographer, and topographer for the 1869 Powell exploration of the Colorado River....

On the Mormons

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Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1891-'92

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Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

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