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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon 3 1/2 stars Rounding down

In 1869 John Wesley Powell and ten other adventurous men set out to explore the Green and Colorado Rivers. The story of the trip down through the canyons was told through actual letters and diaries that Dolnick researched. This would have been more than enough to give this book a 4 star rating.

The problem I had with it, was the constant insertions of 1) other times in history 2) extensive descriptions of the canyon wall and cliffs 3) modern day tales of disasters on the rivers.

I enjoyed the book, but not not as much I wanted too.