Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Edward Dolnick
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 in the American West. No one had ever explored the fabled Grand Canyon, to adventurers of that era 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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Année:
2001
Edition:
1st
Editeur::
HarperCollins Publishing
Langue:
english
Pages:
384
ISBN 10:
006019619X
ISBN 13:
9780060196196
Fichier:
PDF, 7.50 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2001