LEADER 00000cam 2200877Ki 4500 001 ocn699513556 003 OCoLC 005 20170823053206.9 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 110131s2010 utuabf ob 001 0deng d 019 732294510|a743409177|a816836339|a930709368|a932313506 020 9780874217087|q(electronic bk.) 020 0874217083|q(electronic bk.) 020 |z9780874217070 020 |z0874217075 035 (OCoLC)699513556|z(OCoLC)732294510|z(OCoLC)743409177 |z(OCoLC)816836339|z(OCoLC)930709368|z(OCoLC)932313506 037 22573/ctt47mr7n|bJSTOR 040 N$T|beng|epn|erda|cN$T|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dCDX|dEBLCP|dOCLCQ |dYDXCP|dMERUC|dOCLCQ|dOCLCA|dDEBSZ|dP@U|dJSTOR|dHEBIS |dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dOCLCQ|dIDEBK|dOCLCQ|dN8X|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ |dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dOCL|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dJBG|dCNCGM|dOCLCQ 043 n-ust-- 049 CKEA 050 4 QE79.5|b.M33 2010eb 082 04 557.92/59|222 100 1 Madsen, Steven K. 245 10 Exploring desert stone :|bJohn N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado /|cSteven K. Madsen. 264 1 Logan, Utah :|bUtah State University Press,|c[2010] 264 4 |c©2010 300 1 online resource (xxi, 273 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) :|billustrations (some color), maps (some color) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The story of the Macomb San Juan exploring expedition -- Organizing the expedition -- The expedition -- The expedition's aftermath -- The bones and the map -- Epilogue -- Selected documents of th San Juan exploring expedition -- The camps of the San Juan exploring expedition -- Diary of Charles H. Dimmock -- Topographical memoir of Charles H. Dimmock -- Abridged diary of John S. Newberry -- 1859 letters of John N. Macomb, Jr., to his wife -- Letters of John S. Newberry to Spencer F. Baird -- Letters of Frederick W. von Egloffstein to John N. Macomb, Jr. 520 The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado. 588 0 Print version record. 600 10 Macomb, J. N.|q(John N.),|d1810 or 1811-1889|xTravel|zFour Corners Region. 600 17 Macomb, J. N.|q(John N.),|d1810 or 1811-1889.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01832095 610 10 United States.|bArmy.|bCorps of Topographical Engineers. 610 17 United States.|bArmy.|bCorps of Topographical Engineers. |2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00531525 648 7 1800-1899|2fast 650 0 Geological surveys|zFour Corners Region|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Geological surveys|zFour Corners Region|xHistory|y19th century|vSources. 650 0 Scientific expeditions|zFour Corners Region|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Canyons|zFour Corners Region|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Paleontology|zFour Corners Region|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Macomb, J.N|xTravel|zFour Corners Region. 650 0 Science. 650 0 Geology. 650 7 SCIENCE|xEarth Sciences|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY|zUnited States|y19th Century.|2bisacsh 650 7 Canyons.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00846173 650 7 Discoveries in geography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00894950 650 7 Geography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00940469 650 7 Geological surveys.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00940600 650 7 Paleontology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01051513 650 7 Scientific expeditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01108847 650 7 Travel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01155558 650 7 Expedition.|2gnd|0(DE-588)4129116-5 650 07 Expedition.|2swd 651 0 Four Corners Region|xGeography. 651 0 Four Corners Region|xDiscovery and exploration. 651 0 Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)|xDiscovery and exploration. 651 0 United States. 651 7 North America|zColorado River.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01240026 651 7 United States|zFour Corners Region.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01239650 651 7 United States.|2swd 651 7 Colorado <USA, Fluss>.|2swd 651 7 Old Spanish Trail.|2swd 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Sources.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423900 776 08 |iPrint version:|aMadsen, Steven K.|tExploring desert stone.|dLogan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2010 |z9780874217070|w(DLC) 2009031474|w(OCoLC)429634784 914 ocn699513556 994 92|bCKE
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