American Experience Season 11 Episode 7 Lost in the Grand Canyon 1998
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In the summer of 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran led the first expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. John Wesley Powell's epic journey into the unknown established the Grand Canyon as a national landmark, and made him a hero. But when he used his fame to argue against the overdevelopment of the West, Powell was attacked.
- Released: 1999-04-05
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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