Dolnick, Edward, 1952- <br/><br/>
Down the great unknown :   John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey of discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon 
/ Edward Dolnick 
 - New York  : Harper Perennial  , c2001 
 - 367 p.  : illus.  ; 21 cm 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060955861 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Powell, John Wesley (1834-1902) ---Travel---Arizona---Grand Canyon
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Discovery and exploration
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Grand Canyon, AZ---Description and travel
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3553.H15  / Z463 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>917.9 DOL