The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Exploring Expedition

by Stuart Waldman

"It was a wild ride... and this book does it justice. Well-chosen thrills, spills, and conflicts are spliced into a narrative that highlights the danger underlying this scientific mission... Handsomely designed text... large, full-color impressionistic paintings convey the action."
--School Library Journal

No European had ever taken boats down the Colorado river and come out alive. In May 1869, ten men boarded four rowboats...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931414580
• ISBN13: 9781931414586
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Mikaya Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8