Dead Reckoning: Great Adventure Writing from the Golden Age of Exploration, 1800-1900 (Outside Books) (0393010546) - Reviews and Prices
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Dead Reckoning: Great Adventure Writing from the Golden Age of Exploration, 1800-1900 (Outside Books) (0393010546) - Reviews and Prices
A collection of stories from the nineteenth century's most legendary voyages of discovery.
For intensity of geographical exploration and wealth of first-rate adventure writing by intrepid men and women, the nineteenth century stands alone. This definitive collection contains thirty-five stories from the most compelling odysseys of the century: Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Richard Burton makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Mummery describes a harrowing first ascent in the Alps; Francis Parkman hunts buffalo with the Sioux.
The excerpts are as varied as the voyages themselves--some humorous and lighthearted, others desperate and thrilling--but all are examples of adventure, and adventure writing, at the highest level. Several long-forgotten classics are reprinted here for the first time in one hundred years. From the search for the source of the Nile to the first crossing of the Himalayas to a quest for the origin of species, this book ranges the globe and captures the restlessness of the human spirit. 30 b/w illustrations.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
perhaps the best collection of adventure writing:
The author does an excellent job of culling not only the most interesting and exciting pieces of 19th century travel writing, but editing out the dull parts so that every line draws you in. To make the book even more readable, she writes helpful short introductions which set the scene and explain the context of each adventurer along with his/her adventures. Big names like Darwin and Shackleton are represented along with many lesser known writers who were equally captivating. I've read many... more info
THE ALLURE OF THE UNEXPLORED:
This is an enthralling book, filled with personal, very human stories about some of the most extraordinary expeditions ever ventured.
Remember those old maps that show sea monsters lurking at the rims of certain large, anonymous land masses? They represented the complete unknown, the places no human being had ever ventured into. However, those were the very places that incited wonder and curiosity in imaginations of nineteenth century explorers.
The decision to journey into these lands was a commitment... more info
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