Osa and Martin: For The Love Of Adventure
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762763604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rather Disappointed & Nothing New If you already have read "They Married Adventure," you will be disappointed. "For The Love of Adventure" is like an abridged version of that book. There is nothing new despite the years between the two books, a museum's archives of materials, and it's a fast read. I'm not sure about a few historical statements in this book, like Johnson's father boasting that he supplied Gen. "smiling" according to pa. Just finished reading, "Osa and Martin". Kelly has done of wonderful job of taking the reader along on Osa and Martin's many adventures into the South Seas and African wilds. I am sure this adventurous couple is smiling down on her from somewhere beyond, so happy that their life's work has not been forgotten.. "Should be a movie-in fact it was" according to J. Scott. Starting any adventure story with a real life Jack London South Sea sailing adventure is surreal, you expect it only in fiction. But that is how Martin Johnson starts his adventuring life, a real story. Marrying a soul mate in Osa, they travel the world and bring the world back in motion pictures to the American public. Osa, the hunter and fisher is also the one who makes a
The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America’s perceptions of exotic places.
“Historian Kelly Enright showcases the careers of Osa and Martin Johnson, explorers, wildlife-movie pioneers, and inseparable adventure seekers. The former, a cultural and environmental historian, acquits herself admirably, distilling fact from fiction, employing supple and incisive prose, and trailing casual acumen in her measured wake.”—Atlantic. Success here owes as much to author as to subject. The couple’s delight and happiness in living the life they made for each other shines through.”—Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Kelly Enright’s previous book, Rhinoceros: “Like its predecessors, this volume al