num_pages: 751
description: 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 to adventurers of that era it was a region almost as mysterious as Atlantis - and as perilous.
language: English
title: Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
titlecomplete: Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
characters: John Wesley Powell
genres: Biography, Outdoors, Adventure, Nature, Westerns, Science, Nonfiction, American History, Travel, History
ratings_count: 2213
publisher: Thorndike Pr