Down the Great Unknown
by Dolnick, Edward
On 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 of 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.
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DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN; John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
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New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 16 pp. photographs and illustrations, with textual maps. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page by Dolnick to William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library. Octavo. Original glossy pictorial boards. Very light bumping to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
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DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN
by DOLNICK, EDWARD
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