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Summary: A Real Life Adventure
Review: Sunk Without a Sound is an excellent book. It has all the adventure, pathos, and mystery one would want in a good true crime book. I don't know how the author got all his information, given the age and nature of this crime, but he did one hell of a
job putting it together. If you like real-life adventure, then you will enjoy this book. I would also like to recommend another excellent book I just finished reading, A Reason To Live, by authors Billy Hills and Dale Hudson. This, too, was packed with
action from beginning to end and was a real page turner using strong characters and plot to relentlessly engage the reader. I highly recommend this book, too.
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Summary: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries.
Review: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries, including the 1928 disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde. While on their honeymoon in October 1928, the couple "launched a crudely built sweep scow in Green River, Utah. They wound through Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons, and navigated the rapids of Cataract Canyon. They drifted on through the calm waters of Glen Canyon, and eighty-six miles into the whitewater of Grand Canyon. They made record time. The Hydes climbed the canyon rim at Grand Canyon Village, talked to the press, resupplied, and returned to their scow. They were seen the next day at Hermit Rapid, heading downstream into the gloom of early winter darkness. Their scow was found a month later, near the end of Grand Canyon, upright, intact, and with all gear aboard. Glen and Bessie were never seen again" (pp. 4-5). And "you haven't heard the half of it," Brad Dimock says, grinning (p. 203). I recently listened to Dimock read from this well-researched book in Tempe, Arizona. He is a seasoned river runner, and an "aspiring" Flagstaff hermit. His writing is full of his good-natured personality.Placing the Hyde mystery in its historical context, Dimock notes it was a time of great adventures. John Wesley Powell was the first to travel the Colorado River (calling it "The Great Unknown"), just sixty years before Glen and Bessie attempted to run the River in 1928. In June 1924, George Mallory attempted to summit Mount Everest. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis nonstop across the Atlantic. In June 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane. Glen Hyde was a "tall, slender Idaho farm boy," and Bessie Hyde was a bit Bohemian, "short, demure, a poet, and not really that excited about the boat trip" (p. 11). They were "young, intelligent and progressive" (p. 54). Through photographs and his well-crafted prose, Dimock brings the newlyweds to life in his book. Glen and Bessie were "a tall, angular man and a delicate, fine-featured woman aboard a course and savage scow," he writes. "They blasted through the waves and slipped downstream into the black schist gorge" (p. 93), always without life preservers (p. 77). Dimock's book is actually three stories that flow into one. In addition to the mystery of Glenn and Bessie Hyde's honeymoon trip down the Colorado River, Dimock follows Rollin C. Hyde's search for his missing son, a search that ruined him financially. Dimock also describes his own journey in a scow down the deep, dark, rocky River, a trip he took with his wife in an attempt to solve the mystery of the Hyde's "lost honeymoon trip down the Colorado" (p. 4). But for those expecting Dimock to conclusively solve the mystery of Glen and Bessie Hyde's Grand Canyon disappearance, it should be noted that the Grand Canyon is known and respected for its mysteries, some of them 1.9 billion years old, its beauty, and its profound silence. G. Merritt
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Summary: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries.
Review: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries, including the 1928 disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde. While on their honeymoon in October 1928, the couple "launched a crudely built sweep scow in Green River, Utah. They wound through Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons, and navigated the rapids of Cataract Canyon. They drifted on through the calm waters of Glen Canyon, and eighty-six miles into the whitewater of Grand Canyon. They made record time. The Hydes climbed the canyon rim at Grand Canyon Village, talked to the press, resupplied, and returned to their scow. They were seen the next day at Hermit Rapid, heading downstream into the gloom of early winter darkness. Their scow was found a month later, near the end of Grand Canyon, upright, intact, and with all gear aboard. Glen and Bessie were never seen again" (pp. 4-5). And "you haven't heard the half of it," Brad Dimock says, grinning (p. 203). I recently listened to Dimock read from this well-researched book in Tempe, Arizona. He is a seasoned river runner, and an "aspiring" Flagstaff hermit. His writing is full of his good-natured personality. Placing the Hyde mystery in its historical context, Dimock notes it was a time of great adventures. John Wesley Powell was the first to travel the Colorado River (calling it "The Great Unknown"), just sixty years before Glen and Bessie attempted to run the River in 1928. In June 1924, George Mallory attempted to summit Mount Everest. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis nonstop across the Atlantic. In June 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane. Glen Hyde was a "tall, slender Idaho farm boy," and Bessie Hyde was a bit Bohemian, "short, demure, a poet, and not really that excited about the boat trip" (p. 11). They were "young, intelligent and progressive" (p. 54). Through photographs and his well-crafted prose, Dimock brings the newlyweds to life in his book. Glen and Bessie were "a tall, angular man and a delicate, fine-featured woman aboard a course and savage scow," he writes. "They blasted through the waves and slipped downstream into the black schist gorge" (p. 93), always without life preservers (p. 77). Dimock's book is actually three stories that flow into one. In addition to the mystery of Glenn and Bessie Hyde's honeymoon trip down the Colorado River, Dimock follows Rollin C. Hyde's search for his missing son, a search that ruined him financially. Dimock also describes his own journey in a scow down the deep, dark, rocky River, a trip he took with his wife in an attempt to solve the mystery of the Hyde's "lost honeymoon trip down the Colorado" (p. 4). But for those expecting Dimock to conclusively solve the mystery of Glen and Bessie Hyde's Grand Canyon disappearance, it should be noted that the Grand Canyon is known and respected for its mysteries, some of them 1.9 billion years old, its beauty, and its profound silence. G. Merritt
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Summary: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries.
Review: The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries, including the 1928 disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde. While on their honeymoon in October 1928, the couple "launched a crudely built sweep scow in Green River, Utah. They wound through Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons, and navigated the rapids of Cataract Canyon. They drifted on through the calm waters of Glen Canyon, and eighty-six miles into the whitewater of Grand Canyon. They made record time. The Hydes climbed the canyon rim at Grand Canyon Village, talked to the press, resupplied, and returned to their scow. They were seen the next day at Hermit Rapid, heading downstream into the gloom of early winter darkness. Their scow was found a month later, near the end of Grand Canyon, upright, intact, and with all gear aboard. Glen and Bessie were never seen again" (pp. 4-5). And "you haven't heard the half of it," Brad Dimock says, grinning (p. 203). I recently listened to Dimock read from this well-researched book in Tempe, Arizona. He is a seasoned river runner, and an "aspiring" Flagstaff hermit. His writing is full of his good-natured personality. Placing the Hyde mystery in its historical context, Dimock notes it was a time of great adventures. John Wesley Powell was the first to travel the Colorado River (calling it "The Great Unknown"), just sixty years before Glen and Bessie attempted to run the River in 1928. In June 1924, George Mallory attempted to summit Mount Everest. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis nonstop across the Atlantic. In June 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane. Glen Hyde was a "tall, slender Idaho farm boy," and Bessie Hyde was a bit Bohemian, "short, demure, a poet, and not really that excited about the boat trip" (p. 11). They were "young, intelligent and progressive" (p. 54). Through photographs and his well-crafted prose, Dimock brings the newlyweds to life in his book. Glen and Bessie were "a tall, angular man and a delicate, fine-featured woman aboard a course and savage scow," he writes. "They blasted through the waves and slipped downstream into the black schist gorge" (p. 93), always without life preservers (p. 77). Dimock's book is actually three stories that flow into one. In addition to the mystery of Glenn and Bessie Hyde's honeymoon trip down the Colorado River, Dimock follows Rollin C. Hyde's search for his missing son, a search that ruined him financially. Dimock also describes his own journey in a scow down the deep, dark, rocky River, a trip he took with his wife in an attempt to solve the mystery of the Hyde's "lost honeymoon trip down the Colorado" (p. 4). But for those expecting Dimock to conclusively solve the mystery of Glen and Bessie Hyde's Grand Canyon disappearance, it should be noted that the Grand Canyon is known and respected for its mysteries, some of them 1.9 billion years old, its beauty, and its profound silence. G. Merritt
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Summary: Sad Short Story
Review: The Hyde's story on the surface has the elements of intrigue: ambition, adventure, love, death, mystery. But what follows is a strangely distant account of two individuals who miscalculated and died. Through their own actions, their dream of fame and fortune failed fatally and publicly. The result of this failure, ie. their disappearance, is the focus of this book. The actual mystery is more complex: their personalities, motivations, and experiences, all which eventually led to their demise. And that mystery still remains.
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Summary: Fantastic Mystery!
Review: This book is one of those can't put it down books. It is well written and keeps you on the edge of your seat. You end up with all kinds of ideas on what happened to Glen and Bessie. It is full of actual photos from Glen and Bessie on this trip. If you like true life mysteries, get this book.
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Summary: Fantastic Mystery!
Review: This book is one of those can't put it down books. It is well written and keeps you on the edge of your seat. You end up with all kinds of ideas on what happened to Glen and Bessie. It is full of actual photos from Glen and Bessie on this trip. If you like true life mysteries, get this book.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: This is a terrific book. It is an "unsolved mystery," a love story, an historic account of some very interesting people, and the story of a fantastic adventure on the Colorado river. It was one of the most enjoyable reads I've had in a while.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: This is a terrific book. It is an "unsolved mystery," a love story, an historic account of some very interesting people, and the story of a fantastic adventure on the Colorado river. It was one of the most enjoyable reads I've had in a while.
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Summary: Fascinating adventure story
Review: You know from the beginning that they don't make it. The book explores the mystery of who Glen and Bessie were and what happened to them on their honeymoon adventure through the Grand Canyon. HIGHLY recommended.
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