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

Name: Down the Great Unknown John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
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ISBN: 9780060955861

ISBN-10: 0060955864

ISBN-13: 9780060955861

Edition: N/A

Authors: Edward Dolnick

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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.

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



The Challenge


The Crew


The Launch


Ashley Falls


Paradise


Disaster


Shiloh


The Hornets' Nest


Hell's Half Mile


Fire


The First Milestone


Hoax


Last Taste of Civilization


Trapped


"Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!"


Outmatched


Flash Flood


To the Taj Mahal


Grand Canyon


Time's Abyss


The Great Unknown


Sockdolager


Fight


Misery


Separation Rapid


Deliverance


The Vanishing


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index