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Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902

Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902

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Number of Chapters: 33

Length: 03 hours and 40 minutes

Language: English

This is Volume VIII of the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs series. It is read as 33 sections using the memoir headings. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a leading figure in the geological explorations of the West and helped establish the federal U.S. Geological Survey in 1879. He also led the Bureau of Ethnology and advocated for better treatment and study of Native American tribes and culture. He wrote a definitive study of the arid western U.S., advocating for thoughtful irrigation and land management practices. Powell predicted that water rights purchased by corporations, rather than tied to the land, would be a major political and environmental issue. John Wesley Powell was a scientific frontiersman. His life reveals the energetic working of a vigorous and independent personality, full of inspiration, power, and enterprise. He was a founder of major scientific organizations, including the National Geographic Society, Geological Society of America, and the Cosmos Club. Powell lived most of his life in Washington, DC. The memoir was written by William Morris Davis (1850-1934) was a prominent professor of geology, geography, and meteorology at Harvard and knew Powell personally. Summary by Melanie Schleeter McCalmont

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Early Life (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Service in the Civil War (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Visit to the Rocky Mountains, 1867-1868 (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Exploration of the Colorado Canyon (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Geological Survey of the Territories and Report on the Colorado Canyon (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Antecedent Rivers (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Geological Work (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Physiographic Work (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Baselevel of Erosion (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Planation (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Physiographic Essays (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Lands of the Arid Region (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
The Geological Survey (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Topographical Map (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Reports and Folios (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Irrigation Survey (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Administration (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Resignation from the Survey (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Residence in Washington (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Ethnological Work (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Bureau of Ethnology (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Indian Languages and Mythology (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Savagery, Barbarism, and Civilization (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Synthetic Essays (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Mannerisms (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Views on Evolution (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Evolution of Music (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Inductive Studies (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Indian Linguistic Families (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Philosophical Studies (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Pentalogic Series (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Truth and Error (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
Personal Estimates (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont)
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