[PDF.02op] Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon

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 | #52844 in Books |  Edward Dolnick |  2002-09-17 |  2002-09-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.90 x5.31l,.73 | File type: PDF | 400 pages

 | Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon | 1st Edition | Edward Dolnick

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A trip worth taking|By E. Clinton|This is an excellent book that tells the story of John Wesley Powell's 1869 river trip through the Grand Canyon. It relies on primary source documents, such as diaries and notes taken by the adventurers. The author also interviewed modern adventurers who have taken boat trips through the dangerous rapids of the Colorado River. Because the autho|.com |Edward Dolnick's Down the Great Unknown depicts the "last epic journey on American soil," John Wesley Powell's exploration of the Grand Canyon and the fulminating, carnivorous Colorado River. The book, a model of precision, clarity, and serene pass

Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.

On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. The Grand Canyon, not explored before, was as mysterious as Atlantis—and as perilous. The ten men ...

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