Down the great unknown : John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon / Edward Dolnick
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TextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial , c2001Description: 367 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN: - 9780060955861
- 917.9 DOL
- PS3553.H15 Z463 2009
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Libro - Monografía | Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles | 917.9 DOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 033739 |
The challenge -- The crew -- The launch -- Ashley Falls -- Paradise -- Disaster -- Shiloh -- The hornests' nest -- Hell's half mile -- Fire -- The first milestone -- Hoax -- Last taste of civilization -- Trapped -- "Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!" -- Outmatched -- Flash flood -- To the Taj Mahal -- Grand Canyon -- Time's abyss -- The great unknown -- Sockdolager -- Fight -- Misery -- Separation rapid -- Deliverance -- The vanishing.
Draws on the journals of the great explorer of the Grand Canyon to offer a detailed account of his meticulous, often perilous journey through the famous canyon.
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