In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern U.S. Powell had a profound understanding of the American West and warned long ago of the dangers economic exploitation would pose to the West and spent a good deal of his life overcoming Washington politics in getting his message across. Only now, we may recognize just how accurate he was.

 

Join the book club for a virtual discussion on March 18 at 5 pm MT on Facebook live. Receive a reminder about the event and more details by clicking "Interested" in the event

We will continue the conversation throughout March and April on our Facebook page. 

Facilitator: Eric Gordon, former managing director of Western Water Assessment will discuss with guest Patricia Limerick (Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West) 

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