{"product_id":"down-the-great-unknown-john-wesley-powells-1869-journey-of-discovery-and-tragedy-through-the-grand-canyon-9780060955861","title":"Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOn 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\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eand as perilous. The ten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLewis 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\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eall these mark \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e, the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolnick, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEdward Dolnick is the author of \u003cem\u003eDown the Great Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Forger's Spell\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Edgar Award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Rescue Artist\u003c\/em\u003e. A former chief science writer at the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, he lives with his wife near Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621283303698,"sku":"9780060955861","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_01108f51-285d-4e16-bef2-fa884522ff6a.jpg?v=1732584629","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/down-the-great-unknown-john-wesley-powells-1869-journey-of-discovery-and-tragedy-through-the-grand-canyon-9780060955861","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}