Down the Great UnknownJohn Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon【電子書籍】[ Edward Dolnick ]
＜p＞＜strong＞Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, ＜em＞Down the Great Unknown＜/em＞ is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On 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*ー*and 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.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lewis 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*ー*all these mark ＜em＞Down the Great Unknown＜/em＞, the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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