Powell’s Report on the Lands of the Arid Region
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1878-1900
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1879
Article abstract: One of the most influential recommendations for government land management and disposition in the Far West.
Summary of Event
John Wesley Powell achieved national fame through his pioneering voyage down the Colorado River in 1869. Born in 1834 on a frontier farm in New York, he showed an early interest in education and was introduced to science by a farm neighbor in Ohio. He further developed his scientific interests as a student at colleges in Illinois and Ohio. His career as a schoolteacher and lyceum lecturer was interrupted by the...
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