Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
List of Illustrations; Introduction; Prologue; 1 Callville; 2 Who Was James White?; 3 White's War; 4 The Road to Gold; 5 The Rescue; 6 Downriver Crier; 7 The News Spreads East; 8 General Palmer and the Railroad Survey; 9 Dr. Parry's Report; 10 Major Calhoun's Version; 11 Major Powell; 12 On the Road Again; 13 Powell's Conquest of the Grand Canyon; 14 Enter Robert Brewster Stanton; 15 Senate Document No. 42; 16 Battle of The Trail; 17 The White Family and Dock Marston; 18 Grand Canyon History: Discoveries and Rediscoveries; 19 Bob Euler and Square One; 20 In James White's Footsteps.
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Although John Wesley Powell and party are usually given credit for the first river descent through the Grand Canyon, the ghost of James White has haunted those claims. White was a Colorado prospector, who, almost two years before Powell's journey, washed up on a makeshift raft at Callville, Nevada.
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Hell or high water.
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White, James,1837-1927-- Travel-- Arizona-- Grand Canyon.
White, James,1837-1927-- Travel-- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
White, James,1837-1927-- Travel-- Arizona-- Grand Canyon.
White, James,1837-1927-- Travel-- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
White, James,1837-1927.
Gold miners-- Colorado, Biography.
Discoveries in geography.
Gold miners.
HISTORY-- United States-- 19th Century.
TRAVEL-- Budget.
TRAVEL-- Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL-- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL-- Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL-- Reference.
TRAVEL-- Road Travel.
TRAVEL-- Special Interest-- Adventure.
TRAVEL-- Special Interest-- Ecotourism.
Travel.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Description and travel.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Discovery and exploration.