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Another segment of wilderness history brought to life

Revisado: 02-20-25

If you are intrigued by the reality of mountain men this book is a must read. They are brought to life with descriptive stories of adventure and misfortune. The subject subculture in this brief period in American history is a worthy study as well entertaining.
Steve Rinella does his usual brilliant narration. No survey of settling the west is complete without mention of the trials and tribulations of mountain men. For their existence, we, as a developed society, are better for it.

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A brilliant man, forward thinker, flawed yet rightfully celebrated

Revisado: 01-26-24

This book wonderfully completes the three volumes on TR by Edmund Morris.
Our country was shaped by his influence and his great intentions of righteousness in society, government, and the environment. The man was a great patriot and today’s leaders will be stronger if they study the manner and execution of TR living his life and directing all the affairs he was charged with or otherwise had a say in.
The narration was superb leaving me feeling like I was listening to TR real-time.
The book is educational, inspiring, reflective, and at times amusing. I now look forward to visiting Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay and walking in TR’s steps.

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An African “Boots on the Ground” Story: Truth and Facts Dispel Arrogance and Ignorance

Revisado: 08-22-23

Here is Africa, plain and simple, or maybe complicated in ways you didn’t imagine. More than likely, it is the latter.
Living the Safari experience results in more rational thought and action (e.g., conservation efforts) than fabricated emotions driven by third party hearsay and false, unfounded representations could impart, ever the more notable in the telling of the hunt. Sue Tidwell effectively placed us by her side as she embraces the magnificent landscape and lives alongside the remarkable creatures of the savanna (the sound of the African night is a brilliant addition to this book). Her straight-forward delivery of adventure is filled with her wonder, fears, sentimentality, and love of the African landscape, the fauna, and it’s people. Her undeniable passion for Africa emerges as it “gets in your blood”, which is commonly spoken of amongst those fortunate enough to leave footsteps in this great land. Sue’s descriptions of the various animals, how they live, and what endangers them will delight naturalists and stir the soul of conservationists.
This book entertains, broadens the mind, overcomes bias if you let it, and focuses our view of a misunderstood and all too real world that is at once our history and presents a future that is our challenge.

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A successful conservation initiative of magnitude

Revisado: 12-27-22

This is a complete conservation story bringing together what many of us have heard or read in pieces from multiple sources over the years. The value of wildlife to international hunters and local people, the collaboration of a small team of dedicated, insightful individuals, visionary philanthropists providing a means of funding, the necessary and constructive behavior modifications of affected people, and wise and willing government officials resulting in a wonderfully told story of rebirth, restoration, and rejuvenation.
Anyone with a passion for conservation, the hunt, proper balancing of the ecosystem, and reversing the "scars upon the land" from past generations will get enjoyment and find enlightenment from this book.

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One person more than makes a difference

Revisado: 08-25-22

Times may change, but the power of one can always prevail. Possessing vision, a deep commitment, incredible ability to influence others, and extraordinary communication skills, George Bird Grinnell literally saves a species and in many direct and indirect ways, mankind from themselves. Get past the Hollywood versions of the U.S western expansion and the Buffalo by reading this book and obtain a clear picture of what was and should not have been.

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Wow! That was a powerful story.

Revisado: 07-03-22

I have been enamored with the great outdoors my entire life. I belong to conservation organizations and consider myself a Hunter-Conservationist. I deeply respect wildlife, the land, and sea and admire the conservationists that truly blazed the trail before me. The story of the Buffalo and George Bird Grinnell is elemental to understanding our responsibility as stewards of this great earth. Please read and encourage your children and grandchildren to read and know this amazing story!

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Brilliantly written and superbly narrated.

Revisado: 02-01-22

As a Hemingway fan, I find this story right near the top of his best writing. The prose and narration placed me in time and space as if I were part of the cast. Delight in the color, glory, and danger that the running of the bulls delivers. Embrace the characters for their journey, personal challenges, triumphs and failures. The period is post-Great War, but now years past consider how ensuing generations have rebounded from great events. Masterful Hemingway.
Deservedly so, the narration will keep your attention and entertain you.

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A deep, personal, and tasteful telling of the hunt

Revisado: 01-20-22

For hunters and nonhunters, the stories of the hunt will draw you in to experience the chase. The author offers that time afield is a sensory feast and the pursuit is described in a fashion that is neither revolting nor bloodlust. The harvesting of an animal is anti-climatic yet the primary purpose, one of accomplishment that carries necessity, pride, and respect of all things natural and primal.

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A standard in story telling

Revisado: 05-30-21

An marvelous example of the writing craft. This story pulls you in quickly as you find yourself in each scene; the confines of life in the shack, the determination of the fisherman, the limitations of boat and tackle, the boundless waters, and the power of the beasts of the sea. Triumph and defeat laid raw on man by the forces of nature. How will you define victory when you conquer your nemesis?

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Upland hunts are delightfully simply complex

Revisado: 05-30-21

Anyone who has appreciated the autumn woods, the work of a sporting dog, and the abrupt and starling flush of upland birds will find themselves in this collection of stories. Maybe too sentiment for some, but this is how it was, somewhere perhaps how it still is, and just maybe there are places where the peace and majesty of a walk in the hills relives these stories again and again.

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