false 94532 2 Stripped naked and pursued across cactus-studded plains by a band of armed Blackfoot Indians, John Colter escaped certain death to become the one of the most durable characters in western American history. But Colter's harrowing tale was not beyond the ordinary when compared to the adventures of other American explorers. In The Devil May Care, popular historian and travel writer Tony Horwitz has culled through the American National Biography and selected fifty stirring biographies of adventurers who had no one's footsteps to follow in--and yet contributed enormously to our understanding of the world. Horwitz introduces us to fascinating individuals such as John Ledyard, the first American to see what would become the Pacific Northwest, and Elisha Kent Kane, America's first arctic hero, who stumbled upon an extremely strange remedy for scurvy while icebound off of Ellesmere Island. Having set off into the unknown many times himself as a foreign correspondent, Horwitz brings a subtle sense of humor and a reporter's eye for detail to a collection that offers a glimpse inside the lives of historic Americans who brazenly challenged danger as they pursued their wanderlust to extreme climates and forbidding environments. Beginning with a short essay, Horwitz seeks his own definition of exploration, drawing on some of his research into the voyages of Captain James Cook and considering its larger implications throughout history. Archival photographs as well as a lively and personal introduction to each story by Horwitz further enhance the appeal of a volume that winds its way through several centuries of American exploration, affirming that the best adventure stories are the true ones. 2315356 16 10 2003 The Devil May Care: 50 Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown total:11|5:1|4:1|3:6|2:2|1:1| 11 32 41 2 3 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 11:07:18 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 21:18:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 22:21:35 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 11:56:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 14:52:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:52:35 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 23:31:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:31:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 20:37:31 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 20:37:31 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Sep 16 14:40:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 14:40:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 09:52:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 09:52:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 20:07:54 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 17:24:39 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:07:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 18:24:57 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:29:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 18:24:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 08:49:11 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:49:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 14:03:31 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 14:03:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 06:50:44 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 06:50:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 11:45:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 11:45:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:14:03 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:14:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 08:36:48 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 08:36:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 20:03:28 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 20:03:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 23 11:31:57 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 11:31:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 29 11:25:21 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:25:23 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Nov 12 01:58:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 01:58:34 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 11 07:46:11 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 07:46:11 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=94532