Vanished!: Explorers Forever Lost (Paperback)

from dalematt

The problem with writing about people who vanish is that the story comes to an end just as its getting good. With no third act to work with speculation and invention are required if not welcome. Vanished!: Explorers Forever Lost covers a handlful of adventurers, some well known and some fairly ob...

from rhetter

The author covers eight 20th Century people who disappeared generally doing what they loved -- scowing down the Grand Canyon, going after Pancho Villa, circumnavigating the globe. Perhaps unavoidably considering the topic, there are a lot of unanswered questions and I found myself wanting more. M...

from rhetter

The author covers eight 20th Century people who disappeared generally doing what they loved -- scowing down the Grand Canyon, going after Pancho Villa, circumnavigating the globe. Perhaps unavoidably considering the topic, there are a lot of unanswered questions and I found myself wanting more. M...

from Mziselman

Armchair adventurers will enjoy this short but entertaining book. The author has a nice writing style that's very approachable. My only issue with this book is that I wish it were longer. Then again, maybe that's not an issue - it's a compliment. For those who enjoy stories of people who answered...

from Kinniska

I enjoyed this book - more than I expected to. It gave a personable, yet thoughtful and objective account of the circumstances under which several famous (or less so) explorers and travelers disappeared, leaving mysteries and personal loss in their wake. Balkan devotes a fair amount of time discu...