DOC Putin's Russia: Beyond Media Headlines: Why Knowing the Truth Will Protect Your Family by Jordan Atkins in History

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This factual story relates the story of one of the most extraordinary expeditions in the American West during the latter part of the19th-century. The basis of the story relates the legacy of the Civil War hero; Major John Wesley Powell; whose 1869 Green and Colorado River expedition was the first scientific expedition that surveyed the Green and Colorado rivers canyon country; starting in Green River; Wyoming and ending at the Grand Wash Cliffs (the western terminus of the Grand Canyon). Although this narrative has been told by many authors over the years; the novelty of this text is in the guise of a faux play where four principal performers recite their lines to an imaginary audience. Namely; thre three diarists who were part of the 1869 expedition; and a chorus; who; in this case; relates incidental details not divulged by the three other performers (which; includes Major Powell). As this 100-day odyssey unfolds; we hear from each diarist what happened on any given day. Remarkably; one of the diarists' (George Bradley) wrote exacting details in secret. That is; none of the other men even knew Bradley wrote those reports. As it turned out; Major Powell's journals were later published as a much larger account. That said; there were two expeditions: the inaugural 1869 exploration and the 1871-72 exploration; which he 'telescoped' into a seeming and single longer expedition. Moreover; he failed to mention the names of the crew on the second expedition. As a consequence of Powell's oversight; readers; in his time; took it for granted there was only one expedition manned by those mentioned names in the major's publications. It isn't until after the major's death at the turn of the century that readers of the heroic Powell expedition were apprised of the fact there were two different expeditions and two different crews. This book on John Wesley Powell reveals all the details; if not the machination; of the Powell saga. Moreover; the post-expedition years were the most intriguing; considering how some of the men on the first expedition griped about not getting paid for their services. Moreover; three of those men abandoned the expedition close to the end of that odyssey; whose bodies were never found. Thus; the trio marks the greatest human mystery and drama relative to the Grand Canyon; which Major Powell had bequeathed this moniker after the first expedition. (258 pages)