Adventuring with Boldness The Triumph of the Explorers

by Paton, Bruce C.

• ISBN13: 9781555915179
• ISBN10: 1555915175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Summary

This book is split into two sections, the first telling the stories of the expeditions of Alexander Mackenzie, Zebulon Pike, Lewis and Clark, John Wesley Powell, and more. The second part tells how they dealt with the issues of food, disease, interactions with indigenous people, survival, and leadership, comparing one expedition with another, while distilling lessons that continue to be relevant today.

Author Biography

Bruce C. Paton, MD, was born in India, educated in Scotland, served as a lieutenant in Royal Marine Command, graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a doctor in Kenya and Scotland before coming to the United States as a research fellow in surgery.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Maps	ix-x
Part One
William Bligh (1754--1817)---Beast or Hero?	1	(7)
Samuel Hearne (1745--1792)---First to the Coppermine	8	(13)
Alexander Mackenzie (1762--1820)---First to the Pacific	21	(12)
Meriwether Lewis (1774--1809) and William Clark (1770--1838)---First Americans across the Continent	33	(12)
Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779--1813)---Explorer or Spy?	45	(13)
John Wesley Powell (1834--1902)---First Down the Grand Canyon	58	(15)
John Charles Fremont (1813--1890)---The Pathfinder	73	(21)
Sir John Franklin (1786--1847)---The Man Who Attracted Disaster	94	(21)
John Rae (1813--1893)---The Man Who Walked on Snowshoes	115	(22)
Part Two
Survival---Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why	137	(13)
Marching on Their Stomachs---Food, Famine, and Cannibalism	150	(16)
Pox and Poisons---Disease, Injuries, Medicines, and Morale	166	(14)
Dealing with the Neighbors---Contacts with Indigenous People	180	(13)
Leadership---What Made Them Tick?	193	(23)
Epilogue: What Happened after the Expeditions?	216	(8)
Notes on Sources	224	(11)
Sources	235	(6)
Index	241