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Goodwill Books
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand CanyonPrice: $4.54
Seller: Southern Oregon Goodwill Indus, Medford, OR, USA
Condition: Fair
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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon (Paperback)Pub. Date: 2002
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Price: $5.49
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, USA
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
Condition: Good
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Condition: Good
Notes: This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good condition and is readable. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
TAP Books Charity
Roanoke, VA, USA$5.49 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon (Paperback)
Pub. Date: 2002
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
Condition: Good
HPB-Ruby
Dallas, TX, USA$5.50 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Condition: Good
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One Planet Books
Columbia, MO, USA$5.75 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Condition: Very Good
Notes: 2002. Paperback. Very Good.
Powell's Books Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA$7.00 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Condition: Very Good
Notes: 2002. Paperback. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: American History).
Powell's Books Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA$7.00 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon (Trade paperback)
Pub. Date: 2002
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Description: Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade.
Condition: Very good.
Michael Patrick McCarty, Books
New Castle, CO, USA$7.95 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon (Trade Paperback)
Pub. Date: 2002
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Condition: Very Good
Notes: No one had ever explored the Grand Canyon; to adventurers of that era it was a region almost as mysterious as Atlantis--and as perilous. Ten men set out down the mighty Colorado River in wooden rowboats. Six survived. Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, this is the first book to tell the full, true story. Softcover, viii, 367 pp., maps. Light wear, clean text, tight binding.
Bob's Book Journey
Austin, TX, USA$8.00 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon (Softcover)
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01T00: 00: 00
Publisher: Harper Collins
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory.
Condition: New in new dust jacket.
Book Outlet
Buffalo, NY, USA$8.48 Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Condition: Good
Notes: Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
Frederick, MD, USA$8.49
The epic adventures of the first white men to explore the Grand Canyon, the last unmapped region of the United States. By 1869, the map of the United States had long since been filled in. Only one mystery remained; an immense area of the south-west, larger than any state in the union and any country in Europe, remained unexplored. On May 24 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran named John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine men set out down the river to resolve the mystery. Three months later, defying premature reports of their deaths, six of the men emerged to tell the tale. Their expedition was the last epic adventure on the American continent. They were the first white men to explore the Grand Canyon, the first of any race to brave the Colorado's ferocious and deadly rapids, and the first to map and measure the area, the ultimate American landscape. Powell instantly became a national hero and a star of the lecture circuit, enthralling audiences with vividly painted stories of a hostile and alien environment. This was wild adventure, but it was also a journey with a practical purpose. Powell furthered the cause of modern science, seeing the Grand Canyon as a geological textbook which supported Darwin's new theories about the unthinkably ancient nature of the earth. After his death Powell lapsed into obscurity. Edward Dolnick brings this great character to life for a modern audience, using previously untapped diaries, journals and letters which tell Powell's story in rough, vivid detail.