Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery

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C. Sullivan
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Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. 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—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. 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—all these mark Down the Great Unknown, the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil.... Download ebook, read file pdf John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
征服太平洋:一位名不见经传的水手与探索时代的最后一次伟大航行
《沿着伟大的未知》是第一本讲述鲍威尔探险队完整的、戏剧性的故事的书。1869年5月24日,一位独臂的内战老兵约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔和一群衣衫褴褛的九名山民开始了在美国西部的最后一次伟大探索。大峡谷从未被探索过,它和亚特兰蒂斯一样神秘,也一样危险。这十个人从怀俄明州的绿河站出发,乘四艘木船沿科罗拉多河而下。九十九天后,六个半饿的可怜虫在亚利桑那州的卡维尔附近上岸。刘易斯和克拉克在1803年打开了西部的大门,六十年后,鲍威尔和他那脏兮兮的乐队试图解开西部最后的谜团。精彩的叙述,激动人心的旅程,令人难忘的英雄阵容-所有这些都标志着伟大的未知,美国土地上最后一次史诗冒险的真实故事....约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔的《1869年大峡谷的发现和悲剧之旅》
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