BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 9.0 MIMEDIR//EN METHOD:PUBLISH SCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180920T190000 DTEND:20180920T210000 LOCATION:n/a UID:A4B06823-BF0B-42BA-B96C-58D2729B20FD@www.nwc.edu DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most dramatic chapters in the history of American exploration.=0D=0AHistorian John F. Ross discloses just how dangerous this was for Powell in his recent book, "The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell’s Perilous Journey and His Vision of the American West." Ross gives the lecture at ×îÐÂÈý¼¶Æ¬ College Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Yellowstone Building Conference Center.=0D=0AA prolific historian and author, Ross is the former Executive Director of American Heritage magazine and has served on the Board of Editors at Smithsonian magazine. SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Evening Lecture with Historian John Ross PRIORITY:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR