[Rhodes22-list] Summer Books

[Mary Lou Troy]

Thanks Brad that's quite a list. I think I've read 
3,4,6,12,15,17,23,26,27,30,35,42,45,47 and 66. I say think because in 
a couple of cases I've read very good accounts of the adventure but 
I'm not sure if I read the originals listed here or a later 
retelling. Some of them were read a long time ago. I just finished an 
anthology that included an excerpt from #54 by Clarence King. It was 
very good reading.

I was surprised not see more sailing books on the list. Surely 
Moitessier, the Smeetons and some of the other classic sailing 
adventures are the equal of others on the list. Then again they were 
only going to list 100.

Just finished Blue Highways and am now delving into PrairyErth. It's 
good writing but denser. River Horse is next.

Mary Lou
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 07:18 PM 6/15/2007, you wrote:
>National Geographic just published a list of the greatest adventure books of
>all time.  I've read numbers 2,3,8,19,23,26,27,30,58,67 and 86.  William
>Least Heat Moon's "Blue Highways" probably doesn't qualify as an adventure
>book but it is close enough and my favorite of all time.  "River Horse" is
>even better.  Happy Summer reading!  Brad
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>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0404/adventure_books.html
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