IN SEARCH OF THE GRAND CANYON:
DOWN THE COLORADO WITH JOHN WESLEY POWELL
Henry Holt 1995
PB ISBN# 0-8050-5543-6
*A School Library Journal Book of the Year
*A BookLinks Book of the Year
*An NCTE Outstanding Nonfiction Choice for 1995
*A California Collection selection for Middle and High School 1998

"Readers will enjoy her account of the trip, as well as her observations about Powell's farsighted views on water management and on the treatment of Native Americans. A bibliography is supplied." Chris Sherman, Booklist 

starred review
"Fraser places the readers in the boats, and does an excellent job of conveying the excitement and dangers of the journey in vivid detail....Liberally illustrated with period photographs and etchings, maps, the author's own line drawings, attractive contemporary pictures of the canyon....An excellent selection on Western history and expansion." School Library Journal,

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