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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
Author: Edward Dolnick
Quote from John Wesley Powell at start of the book: "We are now ready to start on our way down the Great Unknown...We are three quarters of a mile in the depths of the earth ...We have an unknown distance yet to run; an unknown river yet to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we known not; what walls rise ov...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060097097
ISBN-10: 0060097094
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: Harper Collins
Book Type: Hardcover
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altho this book can be a bit tedious, it is overall a great adventure story!
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 reviewed Down The Great Unknown - John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey Of Discovery And Tragedy Through The Grand Canyon on + 628 more book reviews
Tho it got a bit tedious with a little too much detail on the geology and the white water rapids, it's really a good book and worth the read! About John Wesley Powell's first trip down the river in the Grand Canyon, beginning with the Green River.
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Fascinating story about the first man to take a boat through the Grand Canyon, compared with modern descents.


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