Down the Great Unknown - John Wesley Powell s 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through

Zusatztext "Edward Dolnick's Down the Great Unknown is both good history and a successful adventure yarn." Informationen zum Autor Edward Dolnick is the author of Down the Great Unknown , The Forger’s Spell , and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist . A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe , he lives with his wife near Washington, D.C. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 set out from Green River Station! Wyoming Territory down the Colorado in four wooden rowboats. Ninety-nine days later! six half-starved wretches came ashore near Callville! Arizona. Lewis and Clark opened the West in 1803! six decades later Powell and his scruffy band aimed to resolve the West’s last mystery. A brilliant narrative! a thrilling journey! a cast of memorable heroes — all these mark Down the Great Unknown ! the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Dolnick
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780060955861
• ISBN: 978-0-06-095586-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History of Science, Local History, General and world history, Ecological science, the Biosphere, The Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration, Travel and holiday, Historical Geography, US South, US West, US West: Mountain States, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY: North America, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY: AMERICAN WEST, HISTORY: Historical Geography, History / American, History / American West