Down the great unknown
Subtitle: John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon
By: Edward Dolnick.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 -- Travel -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon.; Explorers -- United States -- Biography.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Discovery and exploration.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and travel.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.
Genres: Biography.
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 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-354) and index.