Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Adventurers & Explorers

Originally published in 1926, Twenty Years of Hunting and Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains is a vivid, firsthand account of life in rural Appalachia. Samuel J. Hunnicutt was an avid and accomplished outdoorsman. He lived with his wife, Leah, and seven children in what is today the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hunnicutt's many hunting and fishing trips in this rugged and remote part of North Carolina are recounted in forty-seven tales captured in his distinct and unadorned voice. Hunnicutt's original work, long considered a lost classic, is presented here in an...

"What a fun romp!" 

"Drugs, free love, broken hearts, and road trips aplenty"

"Easy to read and hard to put down!"

In this delightful coming-of-age memoir, Rich Israel takes off on a journey of self-discovery during the late 1960s. Eschewing societal norms, he hitchhikes across the country, tries his hand at mining, works at a circus, and rides a horse hundreds of miles through the Rocky Mountain wilderness--all the while, the draft and Vietnam War are nipping at his heels.



Join Rich and his canine...

If your life unravelled would you sink or swim?

Jono Dunnett hit rock bottom. Then he launched into stormy waters to follow his dream - by his own estimation a foolish ambition – to windsurf round Britain.

This powerful account charts the highs and lows of risking all, and the consequences of doing so.

Beautifully observed, life-affirming and insightful, it is a sailing classic to awaken the adventurer within.

With high quality maps and photographs that accompany the main text.

Praise for Long Standing...

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service is the true story of two teenagers who hitchhiked from the east coast to Colorado in the summer of 1971 intent on climbing mountains in the Rocky Mountains. Beginning in the first five miles of their journey, they are challenged by mishaps and humorous situations. The book is a look back to a simpler time when hitchhiking was common. After a night of shanagans, the two friends set out on their journey. They intended to drive, but their car brock down after a few miles. By the end of the day, they were behind bars for hichhiking. Everyday brought another...