
Down the Great Unknown
John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
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Narrated by:
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Danny Campbell
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By:
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Edward Dolnick
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 10 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.
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The adventurous spirit
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I listened on 1.2 speed and the narrator sounded much better to me.
Great book
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Amazing story.
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Loved the new detail and additions to the history I have read and loved for years
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Great story, perhaps over-narrated.
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Excellent story of great river
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Inherently interesting
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Well done version of an important and unreported American history
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Besides that it seems pretty accurate. Biggest problem for me is the narrator sounds like an extra from a poorly cast "wild west" show. I didn't much care for him. I'm very familiar with the Grand canyon. For anyone who's interested in the subject I highly recommend "the emerald mile" and the physical book "death in the Grand canyon ".
Narrator?
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excellent
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