Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness

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Overview

Every culture, in every era, has its adventure myths - the golden hero willing to walk through fire elevates us all beyond our fears and limits. But more often than commonly recognized, there are darker reasons for dangerous pursuits. When do mountains, poles, and oceans become merely an incidental stage for a troubled psychodrama? Where, truly, falls the line between adventure and madness? Psychologist Geoff Powter looks into the lives of eleven adventurers he calls The Burdened, The Bent, and The Lost, presenting previously unpublished information provided by witnesses, friends, and family.
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Overview

Every culture, in every era, has its adventure myths - the golden hero willing to walk through fire elevates us all beyond our fears and limits. But more often than commonly recognized, there are darker reasons for dangerous pursuits. When do mountains, poles, and oceans become merely an incidental stage for a troubled psychodrama? Where, truly, falls the line between adventure and madness? Psychologist Geoff Powter looks into the lives of eleven adventurers he calls The Burdened, The Bent, and The Lost, presenting previously unpublished information provided by witnesses, friends, and family.

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Powter, a clinical psychologist and climber, provides an absorbing and extensively researched narrative delving into the psyche of select individuals and their daring undertakings. His descriptions and professional insight allow the reader to understand the passion or, in some cases, the madness of those who strived to fulfill some pretty strange and dangerous dreams. Powter explores a diversity of characters, including those who were driven by set goals to succeed and those who were spirited along by the pull of emotions. Readers will learn of Solomon Andree's attempt to reach the North Pole by hot air balloon and of his fervent belief that science and mathematics would be his salvation. They will also learn how Donald Crowhurst managed to deceive the public but was overwhelmed by thralls of conscience during his nautical circumnavigation of the globe. Powter also explores the probable factors that pushed the likes of Sir John Franklin and Robert Falcon Scott to their untimely demise. The author combines his expertise and sense of adventure to produce many riveting accounts that both educate and captivate the reader. Highly recommended.-Jo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ont. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780898869873
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
  • Publication date: 8/28/2006
  • Pages: 245
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Table of Contents

Pt. 1 The burdened
Ch. 1 Meriwether Lewis : our melancholy hero 21
Ch. 2 Robert Falcon Scott : a struggle for existence 41
Ch. 3 Solomon Andree : we cannot fail 55
Ch. 4 Donald Crowhurst : the reward was madness 71
Pt. 2 The bent
Ch. 5 John Franklin : the man who shouldn't have been there 97
Ch. 6 Jean Batten : a terrible beauty 111
Ch. 7 Aleister Crowley : the wickedest man in the world 131
Pt. 3 The lost
Ch. 8 Claudio Corti : only a madman would try such a thing 157
Ch. 9 Maurice Wilson : an elaborate suicide 175
Ch. 10 Earl Denman : the romantic heart 199
Ch. 11 Guy Waterman, Johnny Waterman, Bill Waterman : walking into darkness 215
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