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Down the Great Unknown

Edward Dolnick

In 1869 John Wesley Powell, a Civil War veteran, set out down the river to resolve the mystery of the last unexplored region of America. This book draws on diaries, journals and letters to bring to life the first full exploration of the Grand Canyon.

GenresPowell, John WesleyJourneysArizonaGrand CanyonGrand Canyon (Ariz.)Description and travel

320 pages, 16 editions

English edition · First published 2001 by HarperCollins · ISBN 9780006532231

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Editions

16 editions

English

  • Down the Great Unknown · HarperCollins · 2003 · ISBN 9780006532231 This page
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperCollins · 2019 · ISBN 9781982659554
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperCollins · 2019 · ISBN 9781982659547
  • Down the Great Unknown · HarperCollins · 2009 · ISBN 9780061760341
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · 2008 · ISBN 9781435297180
  • Down the Great Unknown · HarperCollins Publishers · 2006 · ISBN 9780061344022
  • Down the Great Unknown · Harper Collins, Inc./PerfectBound · 2002 · ISBN 9780060771362
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperCollins · 2002 · ISBN 9780002571906
  • Down the Great Unknown · HarperCollins · 2001 · ISBN 9780060087166
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon 1st Edition by Dolnick, Edward (2001) Hardcover · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 2001 · ISBN 9780060097097
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperCollins · 2001 · ISBN 9780060196196
  • Down the Great Unknown · HarperCollins Publishers · 2001 · ISBN 9780060087159
  • Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperCollins Publishing · 2001 · ISBN 9780965334181
  • Down The Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon · HarperAudio · 2001 · ISBN 9780060002039
  • Down the Great Unknown · ISBN 9780060087173
  • Down the Great Unknown :Powell · ISBN 9781131530086

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