Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West - Hardcover

Stegner, Wallace Earle; De Voto, Bernard Augustine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080324133X ISBN 13: 9780803241336

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1982

Synopsis

John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West
John Wesley Powell fought in the Civil War and it cost him an arm. But it didn't stop him from exploring the American West.

Here Wallace Stegner, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, gives us a thrilling account of Powell's struggle against western geography and Washington politics. We witness the successes and frustrations of Powell's distinguished career, and appreciate his unparalleled understanding of the West.

About this title

About the Author

WALLACE STEGNER (1903-1993) was the author of many books of fiction and nonfiction, including the National Book Award-winning The Spectator Bird (1976) and Crossing to Safety. Angle of Repose won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972.

Review

No library of western/southwestern materials can be without this book. . . . --Books of the Southwest

This book goes far beyond biography, into the nature and soul of the American West. It is Stegner at his best, assaying an entire era of our history, packing his pages with insights as shrewd as his prose. --Ivan Doig

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080324133X
• ISBN 13: 9780803241336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 438