Interview: Edward Dolnick discusses the great 1869 journey through the Colorado River by John Wesley Powell and his group of men From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR) | Date: January 20, 2002| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Interview: Edward Dolnick discusses the great 1869 journey through the Colorado River by John Wesley Powell and his group of men

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of John Wesley Powell, the Civil War veteran who lost an arm at Shiloh, but went on to become the last great explorer of the American West. As author Edward Dolnick reveals in his new book, "Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy through the Grand Canyon," the man's success ...

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