John F. Ross
AUTHOR

John F. Ross

History | Biographies & Memoirs
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
John F. Ross is the former Executive Editor of American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines and was a Senior Editor of Smithsonian magazine before that. On assignment, he has chased scorpions in Baja, dived 3,000 feet underwater in the Galapagos, dogsledded with the Polar Inuit in Greenland, lived with the Khanty reindeer herders in Siberia, and launched the most northern canoe trip in the Canadian Arctic. He has published more than 200 articles and spoken at the Explorers Club of New York, the Smithsonian Institution, NASA's Ames Research Center, and BMW's Herbert Quandt Foundation. While doing research for WAR ON THE RUN, Ross walked and kayaked many parts of Roger's tracks, giving him valuable on-the-ground experience with which to bring Roger's experiences vividly to life. He is the author of The Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk in Modern Life (Perseus Books) and lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Read more Read less
You're getting a free audiobook


You're getting a free audiobook.

$14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Try for $0.00

Best Sellers

Product List
  • The Promise of the Grand Canyon Audiobook By John F. Ross cover art

    Regular price: $20.25 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $20.25 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Enduring Courage Audiobook By John F. Ross cover art

    • Enduring Courage

    • Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
    • By: John F. Ross
    • Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
    • Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 ratings

    Regular price: $20.24 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $20.24 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier Audiobook By John F. Ross cover

    Regular price: $25.79 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $25.79 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    Try for $0.00

Are you an author?

Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Visit Amazon Author Central