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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon by Edward Dolnick

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Danny Campbell (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon is an audiobook by Edward Dolnick: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Danny Campbell, released June 11, 2019, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Danny Campbell
Released
June 11, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas
ISBN
9780062939135

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon audiobook?

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is the Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon?

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon is narrated by Danny Campbell.

Is Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.