{"product_id":"down-the-great-unknown-john-wesley-powells-1869-journey-of-discovery-and-tragedy-through-the-grand-canyon-isbn-9780060196196","title":"Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOn 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\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eand 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLewis 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\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eall these mark \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e, the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.\u003c\/p\u003e | 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. \u003cp\u003eThe ten men set out down the mighty Colorado River in wooden rowboats. Six survived. Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals. \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to tell the full, true story. | \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...as dramatic as the adversities Conan Doyle dreamed up for Professor Challenger in The Lost World....Dolnick keeps his narrative flowing like a strong current, pioneering in prose with much of one-armed Powell’s own self-confidence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- The Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Written with style and firsthand knowledge, Down the Great Unknown is terrifically readable.  It flows steadily and relentlessly, like the great river itself, and will likely prove to be a lasting and worthy account of Powell’s great adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Down the Great Unknown] skillfully integrates the notes and journals of expedition members with technical insight about the perils of rolling whitewater....The expedition’s embodiment of adventure and courage gives it a timelessness that Dolnick positively reinforces with well-detailed characterizations of the expedition members and their motivations and dissensions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889070305509,"sku":"NP9780060196196","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060196196.jpg?v=1773960098","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/down-the-great-unknown-john-wesley-powells-1869-journey-of-discovery-and-tragedy-through-the-grand-canyon-isbn-9780060196196","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}