Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon Paperback - 2002
by Dolnick, Edward
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In May 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West: the fabled Grand Canyon. Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, this is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of John Wesley Powell's expedition. 16-page photo insert. Maps and index.
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- Title Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
- Author Dolnick, Edward
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-09-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # D10B-03058
- ISBN 9780060955861 / 0060955864
- Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.3 x 0.99 in (20.37 x 13.46 x 2.51 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Dewey Decimal Code 979.132
From the rear cover
0n May 24, 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran named John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. No one had ever explored the fabled Grand Canyon; to adventurers of that era it was a region almost as mysterious as Atlantis -- and as perilous.
The ten men set out down the mighty Colorado River in wooden rowboats. Six survived. Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, true story.
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- New York Times, 09/29/2002, Page 32
