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John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon

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An edition of Down the great unknown (2001)

Down the great unknown

John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon

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"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.".

"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 JACKET.

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HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
367

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Subjects
Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel, Explorers, Biography, History, Nonfiction, Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Travel -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon., Powell, john wesley, 1834-1902, Colorado river and valley, Grand canyon (ariz.), Arizona, description and travel, United states, exploring expeditions
People
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)
Places
Grand Canyon (Ariz.), United States, Arizona, Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Grand Canyon

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Down the Great Unknown
2003, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Down the great unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon
2002, Thorndike Press
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Down the great unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon
2001, HarperCollins
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Cover of: Down the great unknown
Down the great unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon
2001, HarperCollins
in English - 1st ed.
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Down the Great Unknown
2001, HarperCollins
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Down the Great Unknown
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-354) and index.

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Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
917.91/3044
Library of Congress
F788 .D65 2001, F788.D65 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 367 p. :
Number of pages
367

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OL3943550M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
006019619X
LCCN
2001024819
OCLC/WorldCat
46951846
Library Thing
144463
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846871

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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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