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. Great American Survival Stories offers fifteen of these gripping tales of determination, strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude, and includes tales by Jack London, Stephen Crane, Owen Chase, Henry David Thoreau, and many others.
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. Great American Survival Stories offers fifteen of these gripping tales of determination, strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude, and includes tales by Jack London, Stephen Crane, Owen Chase, Henry David Thoreau, and many others.
Lamar Underwood is the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life magazines. He is author of the novel, On Dangerous Ground, Doubleday, 1989, and is editor of several anthologies for Lyons Press. These include, Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told, Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, Into the Backing, Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told, and several others.
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About this Book by Lamar Underwood 1. The Storm by Lafcadio Hearn 2. The River of Doubt by Theodore Roosevelt 3. Two Mountain Men by George Laycock 4. To Build a Fire by Jack London 5. The Great Unknown by John Wesley Powell 6. Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex by Owen Chase 7. An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier by John Muir 8. Encounter with the Blackfeet by Osborne Russell 9. On Dangerous Ground by Lamar Underwood 10. The Open Boat by Stephen Crane 11. On the Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman 12. The Battle of the Marten and the Porcupine by Mayne Reid 13. Around the Horn by Richard Henry Dana Jr. 14. Love of Life by Jack London 15. Survival at Walden by Henry David Thoreau List of Sources
About this Book by Lamar Underwood 1. The Storm by Lafcadio Hearn 2. The River of Doubt by Theodore Roosevelt 3. Two Mountain Men by George Laycock 4. To Build a Fire by Jack London 5. The Great Unknown by John Wesley Powell 6. Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex by Owen Chase 7. An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier by John Muir 8. Encounter with the Blackfeet by Osborne Russell 9. On Dangerous Ground by Lamar Underwood 10. The Open Boat by Stephen Crane 11. On the Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman 12. The Battle of the Marten and the Porcupine by Mayne Reid 13. Around the Horn by Richard Henry Dana Jr. 14. Love of Life by Jack London 15. Survival at Walden by Henry David Thoreau List of Sources
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