Gripping tales of adventure can certainly be crafted by the creative mind, giving us stories to excite and entertain born of pure imagination! But sometimes the most exciting tales are the ones rooted in fact, not fiction. Here are three true life tales of adventure that are well worth the read and sure to excite.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, edited by Bernard DeVoto. Lewis and Clark led the first American expedition to successfully return from the Pacific, and their real life accounts of discovery are a key contribution to the literary world, telling the exciting tale of a new world, new species, and new people.
High Adventure by Edmund Hillary. New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Hillary gives his telling of the feat in High Adventure, published in 1955, two years after the successful expedition.
Into the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. Into The Heart Of The Sea tells the tale of the loss of the Whaleship Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820 after an unfortunate encounter with an enraged sperm whale. Serving as inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick, the story of the Whaleship Essex is a gripping tale of triumph and tragedy.
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