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Publisher's summary
Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first to fly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent of Mt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great Exploration Hoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued glory at any cost even the truth. Acclaimed author and explorer David Roberts delves deeply into the psychology behind the stunt and asks why these individuals, all of whom were exceptionally able, would perpetrate fraud on such a grand and public scale and defend it to their deaths, even in the face of damning evidence, and why these dubious achievements are still so hotly debated, often hundreds of years afterward.
Demonstrating that the qualities that brought an individual so close to his goal were often the same ones that drove him to fake success, Great Exploration Hoaxes is history at its best: entertaining, provocative, and revealing of human nature.
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Story5 out of 5 stars 79
The publication of The Mountain of My Fear in 1968 and Deborah in 1970 changed the face of the mountaineering narrative. Now these two classic expedition narratives by acclaimed writer David Roberts are together again in one volume for a new generation of readers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest look into why people climb mountains
- By Kyra Rhodes on 05-19-21
By: David Roberts, and others
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On the Ridge Between Life and Death
- A Climbing Life Reexamined
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both - and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The same book as Deborah and Mountain of My Fears
- By joe on 02-16-22
By: David Roberts
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The Lost World of the Old Ones
- Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last 20 years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Adventure Narrative
- By Glendon Pflugrath on 03-24-24
By: David Roberts
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The Bears Ears
- A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. In The Bears Ears, acclaimed adventure writer David Roberts takes listeners on a tour of his favorite place on Earth, as he unfolds the rich and contradictory human history of the 1.35 million acres of the Bears Ears domain. Weaving personal memoir with archival research, Roberts sings the praises of the outback he's explored for the last 25 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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End of an Era
- By allison h eid on 02-15-22
By: David Roberts
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Ghosts of K2
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest, but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and the way down. Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and unimaginable tragedy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First Review? It was an "okay" book
- By Matthew on 10-20-15
By: Mick Conefrey
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No Way Down
- Life and Death on K2
- By: Graham Bowley
- Narrated by: Sam Breen
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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In the tradition of Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, No Way Down by New York Times reporter Graham Bowley is the harrowing account of the worst mountain climbing disaster on K2, second to Everest in height . . . but second to no peak in terms of danger. From tragic deaths to unbelievable stories of heroism and survival, No Way Down is an amazing feat of storytelling and adventure writing, and, in the words of explorer and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes, "the closest you can come to being on the summit of K2 on that fateful day."
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5 out of 5 stars
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enthralling!
- By VallejoBrawler on 04-17-24
By: Graham Bowley
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The Pueblo Revolt
- The Secret Rebellion That Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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The dramatic and tragic story of the only successful Native American uprising against the Spanish, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Telling a story that doesn’t want to be told
- By Keegan on 12-28-20
By: David Roberts
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River of Darkness
- Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1541, the brutal conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his well-born lieutenant Francisco Orellana set off from Quito in search of La Canela, South America's rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, "the golden man". Driving an enormous retinue of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, hunting dogs, and other animals across the Andes, they watched their proud expedition begin to disintegrate even before they descended into the nightmarish jungle, following the course of a powerful river.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- By Sammi on 02-17-18
By: Buddy Levy
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Alone on the Ice
- The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Matthew Brenher
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,048
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On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp - the dogs were gone. Mawson plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizable, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, "Which one are you?"
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4 out of 5 stars
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Put Another Log on the Fire
- By Mel on 02-07-13
By: David Roberts
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The Mountain
- My Time on Everest
- By: Ed Viesturs, David Roberts - contributor
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 8
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In The Mountain, veteran world-class climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs—the only American to have climbed all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks—trains his sights on Mount Everest in richly detailed accounts of expeditions that are by turns personal, harrowing, deadly, and inspiring.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book narrator needs some O2.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-01-23
By: Ed Viesturs, and others
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Hidden Mountains
- Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
- By: Michael Wejchert
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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In 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired by generations of daring alpinists before them, the four climbers were now compelled to strike out into uncharted territory themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The personal reflection.
- By Anonymous User on 02-09-24
By: Michael Wejchert
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- By: Julian Sancton
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache’s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story
- By Ginger 3701 on 05-23-21
By: Julian Sancton
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The Shining Mountain
- By: Peter Boardman
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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"It’s a preposterous plan. Still, if you do get up it, it’ll be the hardest thing that’s been done in the Himalayas." Thus spoke Chris Bonington when Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker presented him with their plan to tackle the unscaled West Wall of Changabang - the Shining Mountain - in 1976. Bonington’s was one of the more positive responses; most felt the climb impossibly hard, especially for a two-man, lightweight expedition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An absolute classic
- By Kindle Customer on 08-28-20
By: Peter Boardman
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Touching the Void
- By: Joe Simpson
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,434
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,276
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Joe Simpson, with just his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1985. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully told true story
- By David Shear on 01-17-14
By: Joe Simpson
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Empire of Shadows
- The Epic Story of Yellowstone
- By: George Black
- Narrated by: Jack de Golia
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible, and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the 19th century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Paints a big picture
- By Gail Thomalla on 07-13-21
By: George Black
What listeners say about Great Exploration Hoaxes
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- dave
- 08-28-22
excellent as always
when mr roberts and mr de vries are working a project together, believe it's going to be fantastic
maybe we all need to keep bruce in mind and cut people slack and graciously give the benefit of doubt to those we find questionable.
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- BBWrighter
- 09-30-23
Possible hoaxes laid out like a trial
I had never heard about most of these men and their claims but I loved how the author showed both sides and left it up to the reader to decide the truth. I will now, look at every claim more critically rather than being lead blindly by the masses.
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- Jane B Nurnberg
- 07-31-23
Very interesting
An interesting array of examples of exploration hoaxes. Good descriptions of these events. Makes you think.
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- Suzanne
- 10-10-20
Good introduction to these hoaxes
I thought this was a good introduction to several exploration hoaxes, only two of which I'd heard of before. It's great that the author mentions the titles of some other books that go into some of these hoaxes in greater detail in case one wants more extensive details.
The one issue I have is that the author twice stated that St. Paul, MN is located in Hennepin County. Having lived in St. Paul, MN, for 10 years, I can assure you that it is not in Hennepin County, but rather in Ramsey County.
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- Froggy1
- 12-17-23
Sans grand intérêt.
Hoaxes sans conséquences historiques, le livre traîne pour faire espérer un vrai scandale ou démasquer un affabulateur. Flop apres flop.
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