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Title: I Married Adventure: The Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson (Kodansha Globe) by Osa Johnson, Martin Johnson, Philip Turner ISBN: 1-56836-128-9 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: So good you don't want it to end!
Comment: I read my girlfriend's mother's copy in 1943 when I was ten years old. All my life I wanted a copy of that book. I discovered Amazon and received my much beloved book. You learn to love Osa and Martin Johnson. What a brave girl Osa was to follow her husband to wild Africa, to be such a great helpmate and joy. I will read and re-read this book because it is like you are on an adventure that continues on and on. You feel like you are right there taking part in their adventures. I am so thankful that this book was republished for generations to come. (The book I read in 1943 was large, hardback and the cover was black and white like Zebra skin.) The book has great photographs. I highly recommend it and rate it 5 stars! Wonderful!
Rating: 4
Summary: Read this 20 years ago as a young adult, GREAT period Bio.
Comment: Thanks to Kodansha for republishing this book. I bought
it second- or third-hand twenty years ago as a young adult,
and lost it in a house fire two years later. I¹ve been
scrounging used book stores for it ever since. This book
has often been in my mind over the years as a story of a
determined young woman who followed her own dreams and
found, in her husband, a friend who shared her ideas.
If you have an interest in history from the first quarter
of this century, photography, airplanes, anthropology,
wildlife, Africa, headhunters, or just enjoy love stories
-- you will find this a fascinating read. I heartily
recommend it as a book about the role women had in the
exploration of the world early in this century. Amelia
Earhart didn¹t go half the places Osa did: she just had
better press.
The path that an average, turn-of-the-century woman
takes from the ribbons and ruffles of her little-girl days
to the pith helmets, rogue elephants, and head hunters that
filled her life as a young bride is astounding. I believe
that even if Osa had never met Martin Johnson, we would still
be reading about her accomplishments today. What happens to
them in their travels around the world will hardly be
believed by today¹s young readers. This was a time when
there were still undocumented civilizations, fantastic
³unseen² lands, and undiscovered creatures. Film cameras
were turned by a hand crank at just so many revolutions per
minute or the film was ruined. Precious film could be ruined
by heat, fungus or moisture. Often, first-encounter footage
was ruined due to spoiled developing chemicals, or was lost
in the scramble to leave an island before the Johnson couple
became the main course at the next party.
This couple defined the ³travelogue" format in a time
before talkies. They are the cinegraphic ancestors to
Jacque Cousteau and to shows such as Omaha¹s Wild Kingdom,
National Geographic Specials, and Nature. Osa writes of a
time in history that few of us today can imagine. Please,
let her show you our world, as she saw it for the first time.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best TRUE Adventure I've Ever Read
Comment: I first read "I Married Adventure" when I took this book out of my local library as a student. It fascinated me. I was pleasantly surprised when I found it to still be available.
Martin and Osa Johnson lived what they wrote. There is no pretense in their lives. They were true adventurers. They made a great contribution to the world of adventure. I'm sure they inspired many to further their boundaries.
This is an adventure that will cause you to hold your breath while reading, wondering how they got through.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to live outside their border. It's breathtaking!
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Title: Four years in paradise by Osa Johnson ISBN: B00005VYRZ |
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Title: A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby, Evelyn Waugh ISBN: 0864426046 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald ISBN: 0060914289 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey ISBN: 006008460X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Wandering Hill : The Berrybender Narratives, Book 2 by Larry McMurtry ISBN: 0743451422 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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