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Lost in the Wilderness: The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends
A funny and informative illustrated sendup of America’s wilderness giants that puts to the test their outrageous survival claims and absurd survival strategies.
Lost in the Woods takes on Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, Lewis & Clark, Calamity Jane, Jim Bridger, Black Beaver, Buffalo Bill Cody, and a host of others, challenging their incredible stories and breaking them down with fact, humor, illustrations, and photos. American outdoorsmanship expert Jim Motavalli gives each their legendary bio, How History Got It Wrong, What We Actually Know, What He/She Said, and a variety of interesting sidebars. Each profile is illustrated by vintage photography and illustration, and satirical comic-book style illustrations.
Lost in the Woods takes on Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, Lewis & Clark, Calamity Jane, Jim Bridger, Black Beaver, Buffalo Bill Cody, and a host of others, challenging their incredible stories and breaking them down with fact, humor, illustrations, and photos. American outdoorsmanship expert Jim Motavalli gives each their legendary bio, How History Got It Wrong, What We Actually Know, What He/She Said, and a variety of interesting sidebars. Each profile is illustrated by vintage photography and illustration, and satirical comic-book style illustrations.
240 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2018
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