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<b>From the “dean of Western writers” (<i>The New York Times</i>) and the Pulitzer Prize winning–author of <i>Angle of Repose</i> and <i>Crossing to Safety</i>, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it</b><br> <br> In <i>Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, </i>Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Can
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- Author
- Stegner, Wallace, Earle
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140459944
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Adventure
- Rating
- 4.07 / 5 (2,547 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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