Jack Bighead

An adventure story of the 1869 expedition led by Major John Wesley Powell through the Grand Canyon to chart the course of the Colorado River.

TEN WHO DARED chronicles one of the greatest sagas of the Old West. In 1869, Civil War veteran Major John Wesley Powell, accompanied by nine others, set out to be the first to travel up the Colorado River and through the magnificent Grand Canyon. Treacherous river rapids, lack of food and mutiny are just a few of the dangers that Powell and his men face on their monumental journey. But after ninety-nine days and a thousand miles, will any of the men make it out alive? A true story of courage, triumph and tragedy. TEN WHO DARED is an adventure the whole family can take together.

TEN WHO DARED chronicles one of the greatest sagas of the Old West. In 1869, Civil War veteran Major John Wesley Powell, accompanied by nine others, set out to be the first to travel up the Colorado River and through the magnificent Grand Canyon. Treacherous river rapids, lack of food and mutiny are just a few of the dangers that Powell and his men face on their monumental journey. But after ninety-nine days and a thousand miles, will any of the men make it out alive? A true story of courage, triumph and tragedy. TEN WHO DARED is an adventure the whole family can take together.