(Fly) Down The Great Unknown by Edward Dolnick

[SouthWestZippy]

55.
2 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book. I enjoyed the parts about John Wesley Powell and the ragtag band of nine mountain men that went with him on this journey but the rest was all over the place. Pages filled with unnecessary fluff, information that has nothing to do with the journey, and the author’s speculations on events. Reading this dry book not only was tedious and it lacks background information in many areas of the stories. I wanted to love this book, like so many others I am fascinated by the Grand Canyon. It is not a book I would recommend to you if you are doing research or wanting a well-rounded story.

[Joanne]

I felt the same way, from my review:
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.

For some reason I gave it 3 stars, probably should have been 2

[SouthWestZippy]

Joanne wrote: "I felt the same way, from my review:
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 ..."

I saw your review, a great description. This book had such potential but fell short of even being a good book.