![]() ![]() ![]() The great Teddy Roosevelt met his equally larger-than-life, natural counterpart in a tributary of the Amazon River. Given from both Native American and “newly” American points of view, Ambrose has a way of creating the backdrop of how our country was geographically, politically, and socially, over 200 years ago. ![]() This book is fantastic as it traces their trek as close to the truth as possible. Lewis and Clark - two iconic American heroes, yet ordinary men tasked with a national agenda. This is my list of old-school visionaries whose stories need to be remembered and their hard-fought lessons be utilized today. Many were trekking through undiscovered territory or battling the weather of the high seas.Įxplorers have always held a special place on my bookshelf because of what they represent: independence, defiance, confidence, curiosity, political savvy, strategy, and imagination. They made tremendous and unimaginable excursions in the most uncomfortable, technologically void way possible. I have always treasured the stories of old-age explorers. ![]()
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