History Buffs

[white43]

for those who enjoy nonfiction reading, try this one:
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. Lots of Amazonian natural history along with a good story on Teddy's last major trip into the wilderness. Might make a great Christmas present. JGW

[Jtaylor]

No doubt the trip shortened TR's life.

[nighthawk]

white43,
Thanks, I will have to read that book. Here is a series I highly recommend:

http://www.allaneck.com/b_frontiersmen.html

The stories and facts are true. I guarantee you won't be able to put one of these books down once you start to read it.

[rainbowchaser]

Erick I too enjoyed reading Mr. Eckert's books but found them somewhat unbelievable. Very little investigation showed that he has a poor reputation among serious historians. They still make a good read but you may want to be careful about citing what you find in them as factual.