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William Morris Davis
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by William Morris Davis
recording of Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902 by William Morris Davis. Read in English by Melanie Schleeter McCalmont. This is Volume VIII of the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs series.
It is read as 33 sections using the memoir headings. 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. , 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 McCalmontFor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording.
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I kept pausing to think about what I just heard. That's the mark of a good book for me — when it makes you stop and actually reflect. Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902 did that consistently.
Not a single chapter felt like filler. William Morris Davis respects your time and delivers value throughout. Went in expecting decent, came out genuinely impressed.
There are books you finish and forget. Then there are books like Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902 that you keep going back to mentally. This is the second kind. Brilliant.
My partner overheard me listening and ended up sitting down with me for the rest of it. We're both still talking about it. That's not nothing.
