John Wesley Powell famously rafted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In his shadow is the figure of James White, who may have preceded Powell down the river. Virginia McConnell Simmons has clearly taken pleasure in illuminating the careers of White and Charles Baker, who led the prospecting expedition that ended with White possibly running the river. By situating the party of Baker i
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