As Told at the Explorers Club

As Told at the Explorers Club More Than Fifty Gripping Tales of Adventure

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Publisher's Synopsis

For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. It's a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung. Here then, are some of the best tales ever swapped at that capital of adventure, including: Anthony Fiola on being in close quarters with a polar bear Charles Lindbergh on his famous flight Felix Reisenberg on the Arctic Anne Keenleyside, Ph. D. on cannibalism Roald Amundsen on the explorer Stefansson Mervyn Cowie on hunting killer lions Jean-Marc Boivin on hang-gliding Curtis and Kathleen Saville on oceanic rowing E. W. Deming on Sitting Bull's mysterious death It's some of the finest writing on some of the most hair-raising journeys ever made, all selected by the late George Plimpton, himself a member of The Explorers Club. This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th president of The Explorers Club, and an all-new photo insert that takes readers inside the exclusive club and its world-famous adventure archives.

Book information

ISBN: 9781493047444
Publisher: Lyons Press
Imprint: The Lyons Press
Pub date:
Edition: Updated edition
DEWEY: 910.4
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 708g
Height: 230mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 35mm