But then again, I've always been a sucker for expeditions gone awry. From deep sea divers entangling themselves in watery tombs, to parched Europeans dying on ice floes adrift, I'm always up for a chronicle of distress. Besides, all that hunger, doom and torment almost makes pulling a torturous morning shift not seem so bad. Almost.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Skeletons on the Zahara
But then again, I've always been a sucker for expeditions gone awry. From deep sea divers entangling themselves in watery tombs, to parched Europeans dying on ice floes adrift, I'm always up for a chronicle of distress. Besides, all that hunger, doom and torment almost makes pulling a torturous morning shift not seem so bad. Almost.
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LOVE Krakauer! Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven...all treasured works in my collection.
You sound like you might enjoy books by a fellow named Wilbur Smith.
He's one of my favorites and tells stories, fictional but accurate in detail, about exploration and adventure in Africa and during the time of the Pharohs.
I'm a big fan of his and have to buy any book written by him. They tend to be long. Perfect for waiting in airports or sitting around to do sat shots.
Good to see you got past that minor writers block my friend!
Thanks, John - I'll check into Wilbur Smith. Maybe I'll start a Lenslinger Book Club. Maybe not.
Lenslinger, if you haven't already, you really must read "Undaunted Courage," Stephen Ambrose's account of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Thanks for the top on Zahara.
Ash, as a matter of fact I HAVE read 'Undaunted Courage' (spurred on by an college professor uncle is something of a renowned expert on Thomas Jefferson).
Here's another one: 'Down the Great Unknown', the story of the initial exploration of the Colorado Rover by a one armed John Wesley Powell...good sheet!
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