{"product_id":"beyond-the-hundredth-meridian-john-wesley-powell-and-the-second-opening-of-the-west-paperback","title":"Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Stegner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \"dean of Western writers\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Pulitzer Prize winning-author of \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossing to Safety\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Hundredth Meridian, \u003c\/i\u003eWallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. A prophet without honor who had a profound understanding of the American West, Powell warned long ago of the dangers economic exploitation would pose to the West and spent a good deal of his life overcoming Washington politics in getting his message across. Only now, we may recognize just how accurate a prophet he was.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Stegner \u003c\/b\u003e(1909-1993) published more than two dozen books throughout his life, including the novels \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eCrossing to Safety\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Big Rock Candy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award. An early environmentalist, Stegner was instrumental--with his now famous \"Wilderness Letter\"--in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978803609901,"sku":"9780140159943","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QmIwRXhXOGtsbHkwd25yMDAyY2IrUT09.webp?v=1775810399","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-hundredth-meridian-john-wesley-powell-and-the-second-opening-of-the-west-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}