George Montague Wheeler: the Man and the Myth

Athens [Ohio: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1993. First ed., first printing (full number line). viii, 122 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-120) and index. Some minor creasing (see photos) esle about near fine thus, in a near fine jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0804009732; 9780804009737; LCCN: 93-12998

Contents: Ch. 1.; The Brightest and the Best --; Ch. 2.; Origins --; Ch. 3.; Bucking the Colorado --; Ch. 4.; Lyons and Wheeler Mining Company --; Ch. 5.; West of the One Hundredth Meridian in 1872 --; Ch. 6.; 1873: An Archival Anomaly --; Ch. 7.; Of Mules and Men --; Ch. 8.; Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Suspicious --; Ch. 9.; Government Science in Western Expansion --; Ch. 10.; A Parting of the Ways --; Appendix A: "Role" call --; Appendix B: Wheeler's Selection of O'Sullivan Bell Photographs --; Appendix C: Wheeler and Congressman Logan Roots.;Wheeler lead an exploring party in the Southwest and found mineral rich areas. His official reports may have manipulated some of the data so he could form mining companies.Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Travel. Named Person: Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905. Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905 History Biographies. Time: 1860-1890