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One hundred years of record breakers and boundary busters are chronicled in this collection of great travel and true adventure writing, from Tom Wolfe's description of Chuck Yeager's historic flight to Jon Krakauer's ill-advised ascent up the Devil's Thumb.
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David Roberts is the author (with Conrad Anker) of The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest, among other books.
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What a pleasure it is to read, in the middle of the Texas summer heat, an excerpt from Robert Falcon Scott's diary of his chilly expedition to the North Pole and then, for a change of climate and scene, an account of Eric Hansen's barefoot walk across the rain forests of Borneo. Roberts (True Summit) has assembled a wonderful collection of excerpts from mostly first-person narratives of adventure travel and exploration from the beginning of the century until today. Each selection is preceded by a short introductory passage written by well-known writers and adventurers (Jon Krakauer and Eric Newby) as well as the lesser known: Joshua Slocum (sailing around the world alone) or H.W. Tilman (descending Nanda Devi). At times the narratives focus on the challenge of the individual vs. nature, at others on the difficulty of teamwork when the struggle becomes overwhelming. All in all, this is a great treasure-trove of daunting human courage, frailty, and persistence in the face of the unknown. It is impressive that these skilled adventurers also happen to be excellent writers. Definitely recommended.DOlga B. Wise, Compaq Computer Corp., Austin, TX
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- PublisherW W Norton & Co Inc
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0393050009
- ISBN 13 9780393050004
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
- EditorRoberts David
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