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Summary: Amazing Story
Review: ... if you like adventure you MUST get this! Even if you don't like adventures this book might just get you liking them. Dana and Don aren't afraid of anything. Just this summer they started on a trip from Iowa to Florida and arrived back at the end of summer. I know Dana and met Don once at a party and they love to tell the story and anyone who likes adventures will love to read it.
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Summary: Paddle to the Amazon
Review: I first read this book in the late 80's and continue to read it every now and then. This great adventure story never gets old! Amazing story . . . definitely purchase this book. You'll read it over and over!
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Summary: An easy choice - read it
Review: I read many true life adventure books. This is among the best. A father and son on a two year trip 12,000 mile canoe trip from the middle of Canada to the mouth of the Amazon. The writing is crisp and honest. The tale is amazing. Any 10 pages of this book rival the adventure content of entire books I have encountered. It breezes from one harrowing account to the next. I was sorry it ended.
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Summary: An easy choice - read it
Review: I read many true life adventure books. This is among the best. A father and son on a two year trip 12,000 mile canoe trip from the middle of Canada to the mouth of the Amazon. The writing is crisp and honest. The tale is amazing. Any 10 pages of this book rival the adventure content of entire books I have encountered. It breezes from one harrowing account to the next. I was sorry it ended.
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Summary: definitely a keeper
Review: If you are willing to plow through all 317 pages of mostly edited diary notes, you will be rewarded with a reliving of the ultimate marathon of modern times, in the same category as the classic "Men Against the Sea" or a reading of Magellan's trials during his great voyage. You will never forget it. I still have copy on my bookself 15 years after first reading it.
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Summary: A BOOK TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
Review: It's been over two years since I've read this book and I still think about it! This is definitely a MUST READ for any adventure enthusiast. What a fantastic way to learn about geography and the world around you. My 14-year-old read this book in two days. Imagine paddling from Canada, down the Mississippi river and out into the ocean. And boy, when the Starkell's reach the Gulf of Mexico, the adventure gets even better! Their experiences were fascinating, harrowing and enviably exciting! I hated to reach the last page. This is one of those books that I plan to reread! * * * * * FIVE STARS!
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Summary: intimate + action reading
Review: Regards to intimacy -The intimacy of a Father and Son on such an excursion becomes quite deep. -The circle of such people to accomplish such a grand task is limited to (I know of no one in historical fact doing such as this) -Written with candid and honest approach -100% believable -Honored to have an opportunity into windows of rare. Regards to Action -(1 word) Unlimited If the above hasn't said it in other words. I'll frankly say it. This is a must read for ones whom enjoy adventure of travels. I safely say I will never create an opportunity imbark on such, So this is the Very Next Thing to Being There!!
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Summary: Amazing Feat
Review: This book is not about a nice long relaxing canoe trip on serene waters. Although Starkell and his boys DO have some quiet carefree times...the majority of this trip includes an astounding amount of obstacles that very very people would chose to endure. Numerous problems arise from the natural world...but the most frightening adventures are the frustrations and threats that the Starkells recieve from their fellow man. This is an amazing book and a must read for any canoe tripper. Also, anyone interested in true life adventure stories will surely not be disappointed. It's a gripping tale from start to finish. It's also a feat that will probably never be attempted again. The only big question I have after reading this book is..Why hasn't someone made this gem into a movie? With all the twist and turns you'd think it would be a great candidate for the big screen.
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Summary: Amazing Feat
Review: This book is not about a nice long relaxing canoe trip on serene waters. Although Starkell and his boys DO have some quiet carefree times...the majority of this trip includes an astounding amount of obstacles that very very people would chose to endure. Numerous problems arise from the natural world...but the most frightening adventures are the frustrations and threats that the Starkells recieve from their fellow man. This is an amazing book and a must read for any canoe tripper. Also, anyone interested in true life adventure stories will surely not be disappointed. It's a gripping tale from start to finish. It's also a feat that will probably never be attempted again. The only big question I have after reading this book is..Why hasn't someone made this gem into a movie? With all the twist and turns you'd think it would be a great candidate for the big screen.
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Summary: A review by the author of ATLANTIS IN AMERICA
Review: This incredible account of the two year adventure of a father and son in paddling 12,000 miles down the west coast of the Americas must be read to be appreciated. It was inspired by a similar paddling, accomplished 60 years earlier by Dana and Ginger Lamb (from San Diego to Panama) and recounted in their classic ENCHANTED VAGABONDS (now out-of-print). For those interested in human endurance and cunning in the face of overwhelming adversity see the Lamb's spirited QUEST FOR THE LOST CITY, described by the NY Times as a "sort of overland Kon-Tiki."
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