Great American Survival Stories - Lyons Press Classics

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Lamar Underwood Klappentext Fifteen gripping tales of determination, strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude.Although survival is often taken for granted - something every human strives to achieve on a daily basis - it is just this everyday imperative that makes for the most exciting stories. When something goes wrong, when survival is threatened, often by something as simple and sudden as a boat overturning or a traveler losing his way, this is when the necessity of survival is no longer just another daily chore. This is when something as intrinsic as breathing or swallowing becomes the most essential need and the most sought-after desire.Great American Survival Stories includes contributions from Jack London, Theodore Roosevelt, John Wesley Powell, Owen Chase, John Muir, Osborne Russell, Stephen Crane, Francis Parkman, Henry David Thoreau, Richard Henry Dana Jr., and others. Zusammenfassung Fifteen gripping tales of determination! strength of mind! perseverance! and fortitude. Inhaltsverzeichnis About this Book by Lamar Underwood1. The Storm by Lafcadio Hearn2. The River of Doubt by Theodore Roosevelt3. Two Mountain Men by George Laycock4. To Build a Fire by Jack London5. The Great Unknown by John Wesley Powell6. Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex by Owen Chase7. An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier by John Muir8. Encounter with the Blackfeet by Osborne Russell9. On Dangerous Ground by Lamar Underwood10. The Open Boat by Stephen Crane11. On the Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman12. The Battle of the Marten and the Porcupine by Mayne Reid13. Around the Horn by Richard Henry Dana Jr.14. Love of Life by Jack London15. Survival at Walden by Henry David ThoreauList of Sources

Product details

• Authors: Lamar Underwood
• Assisted by: Lamar Underwood (Editor), Underwood Lamar (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781493029631
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-2963-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Classic; Classic
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works; USA, SELF-HELP / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Mind, Body, Spirit, Active outdoor pursuits, Sport: general, Outdoor survival skills, United States of America, USA, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival