Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
John Wesley Powell
Born: March 24, 1834
Died: September 23, 1902 (aged 68)
Bio: John Wesley "Wes" Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions.
Known for:
- The canÌ ons of the Colorado (1895)
- The arid lands
- Seeing Things Whole
- Exploring the Colorado River