Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9): A Grand Canyon Tale Contributor(s): Hale, Nathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419737082 ISBN-13: 9781419737084 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: December 2019 Click for more in this series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
Dewey: B |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.6" W x 7.6" L (0.76 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Explore the Grand Canyon with John Wesley Powell in the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition--ten men in four boats--to float through the Grand Canyon. Over the course of three months, the explorers lost their boats and supplies, nearly drowned, and were in peril on multiple occasions. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out. Powell would come to be known as one of the most epic explorers in history Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all--if you dare Get Major Impossible and two other Hazardous Tales in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Third 3-Book Boxed Set, available now |
Contributor Bio(s): Hale, Nathan: - Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. Nathan lives in Utah. Learn more at nathanhaleauthor.com. |
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