Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told
by Lamar Underwood (9781585745111)

In the gripping tale "Love of Life, " told as only Jack London could tell it, a starving prospector fights for life in the rugged Yukon; in another, intrepid explorer John Hanning Speke narrates his "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile"; and in "Captured by the Blackfeet, " Vardis Fisher tells the chilling tale of a mountain trapper who must escape his captors -- or face certain death. These are just some of the spellbinding moments found in this collection of classic adventure tales. From Peter Matthiessen's reflection on the beauty and mystery found in the peaks of the Himalayas in "The Snow Leopard" to Jim Corbett's realization that the hunter has become the hunted in "The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, " every story in this collection will keep you on the edge of your seat. With contributions from renowned adventurers including: -- Henry Bestong -- Apsley Cherry-Garrard -- Joseph Conrad -- Lois Crisler -- Richard Henry Dana -- Arthur Conan Doyle -- Jon Krakauer -- Beryl Markham -- James Michener -- Farley Mowat -- Francis Parkman -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Sir Ernest Shackleton -- Joshua Slocum -- Tom Wolfe So, come along with Sir Edmund Hillary as he takes his first step on the peak of Mount Everest or while Michael Collins recalls man's first steps on the moon. This anthology is filled with your favorite writers and some forgotten or lesser-known gems -- a perfect gift for any lover of exciting tales.

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