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A. H. (Almon Harris) Thompson
1839–1906
A surveyor and explorer of the American West, he helped map the Colorado Plateau during the great age of U.S. geological expeditions. His journals and fieldwork offer a close-up view of science, travel, and hardship on the frontier.
1 Audiobook
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah
by John Wesley Powell, Willis Drummond, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward) Dutton, Grove Karl Gilbert, A. H. (Almon Harris) Thompson
About the author
Born in New Hampshire in 1839, Almon Harris Thompson was an American topographer, geologist, educator, and Civil War veteran. He is best remembered for his work with John Wesley Powell, especially as second in command of Powell's second major expedition through the Green and Colorado River region in the 1870s.
Known to colleagues as "The Professor," Thompson played a major role in surveying and mapping the rugged canyon country of the American West. His career later included work with the U.S. Geological Survey, where he continued topographical and scientific work tied to the exploration of the West.
Thompson died in 1906, but his field notes, maps, and expedition journals remain valuable records of a formative period in American exploration. For listeners interested in western history, science, and adventure, his story sits right at the meeting point of all three.