Down the great unknown : John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon / Edward Dolnick.
Record details
- ISBN: 006019619X
- Physical Description: viii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-352) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1 Challenge 1 -- Chapter 2 Crew 9 -- Chapter 3 Launch 23 -- Chapter 4 Ashley Falls 37 -- Chapter 5 Paradise 53 -- Chapter 6 Disaster 57 -- Chapter 7 Shiloh 69 -- Chapter 8 Hornets' Nest 79 -- Chapter 9 Hell's Half Mile 91 -- Chapter 10 Fire 105 -- Chapter 11 First Milestone 115 -- Chapter 12 Hoax 127 -- Chapter 13 Last Taste of Civilization 137 -- Chapter 14 Trapped 147 -- Chapter 15 "Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!" 159 -- Chapter 16 Outmatched 169 -- Chapter 17 Flash Flood 181 -- Chapter 18 To the Taj Mahal 193 -- Chapter 19 Grand Canyon 205 -- Chapter 20 Time's Abyss 215 -- Chapter 21 Great Unknown 227 -- Chapter 22 Sockdolager 239 -- Chapter 23 Fight 251 -- Chapter 24 Misery 259 -- Chapter 25 Separation Rapid 267 -- Chapter 26 Deliverance 275 -- Chapter 27 Vanishing 279. |
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