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.Moon Handbooks Ecuador: Including the Galapagos Islands City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Julian Smith 1998-03 Hi, I bought three Ecuador guides for my recent trip. Lonely Planet was pretty good but for detail on hotels and restaurants the Moon Guide gave the greatest detail >>See More Reviews & Details on Moon Handbooks Ecuador: Including the Galapagos Islands |
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.My Fathers Island City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Johanna Angermeyer August 20, 1990 "My Father's Island" captures the sense of adventure, wonder, and fear of pioneer life on the Galapagos. The story is both humorous and tragic, and the book is compelling enough to read in one sitting. >>See More Reviews & Details on My Fathers Island |
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.My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914 City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Joseph R. Ornig 1994-09 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914 |
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.My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914 City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Joseph R. Ornig 1998-04 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914 |
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.My Quest for El Dorado City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Ross Salmon 1998-04 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on My Quest for El Dorado |
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.Narrative of Travels on Amazon and Rio Negro City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Alfred Russell Wallace 1968-12 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Narrative of Travels on Amazon and Rio Negro |
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.A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro: With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural Histor City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Alfred Russel Wallace 1969-10 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro: With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural Histor |
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.Narratives of the Voyages of Pedro Samiento De Gamboa to the Straits of Magellan City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Pedro Sarmiento De Gamboa 1970-06 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Narratives of the Voyages of Pedro Samiento De Gamboa to the Straits of Magellan |
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.Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan-American Highway's Jungle Gap City Travel Guides > Books > South America by: Ed Culberson 1996-08 TR's 1913-1914 expedition down the River of Doubt (subsequently renamed Rio Teodoro in his honor, and later Rio Roosevelt) is an astonishing piece of history - one often refered to in passing by other TR biographers, but not often fully explored, as it here. Author Ornig tells an exciting tale well, from the multitudious details of planning and executing a massive exploring expedition in the early 20th century, to vivid portraits of the characters involved. This book would be a wonderful companion for any adventure traveller (or even armchair adventurers). Best of all, Ornig is no run-of-the-mill TR hagiographer (and there are plenty of them out there), nor is he interested in taking unfair potshots at the great man (plenty of those ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan-American Highway's Jungle Gap |