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A Frontier Life

by Todd M. Compton · 2013

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Todd Compton examines and disentangles many of the myths and controversies surrounding Hamblin. His Grand Canyon adventures and explorations as a guide alongside John Wesley Powell are well documented, as are his roles as a missionary, cultural liaison, and negotiator to the Indian tribes of southern Utah and Arizona.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
Native AmericanNative AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
frontierfrontierMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 666 pages

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