Brad Dimock
Autore di Sunk Without a Sound : The Tragic Colorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde
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Fonte dell'immagine: Brad Dimock - Photo: © Grand Canyon Historical Society, 2009
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- The Grand Canyon Pioneers Society Pioneer Award (2009)
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- Opere
- 3
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 114
- Popolarità
- #171,985
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 5
Because their bodies were never found, there were several stories that grew up around the disappearance that the author revisits, along with their backgrounds before they got together that added to the mystery of who they really were. For example, Bessie, only 23, had been married before. The book has substantial discussion of rafting that may interest and benefit someone who has done or will do such a trip. However, the technical details are not so overwhelming as to turn off the more casual reader who is mostly interested in the mystery part of the story. I know enough about the area and some of the places and names that it was easy and entertaining for me to imagine the trip. I also enjoyed Bessie’s pieces of poetry (just simple rhymed verse, many tied to the river and exploration) at the start of each chapter. The author had access to a phenomenal amount of photos (many of which I wished were larger as sometimes small ones were surrounded by the blank space of a whole page) that evidence the access the Hyde family and others gave him to any surviving records of the two. The author’s work is a labor of love for the sport and the couple.
On the other hand, I did come away from the book thinking the story was unfinished. I didn’t feel there was complete commitment by the author on settling on what happened to the couple – he in fact asks people to contact him if they find out any more. One thing I would have liked to have known more about was why Georgie had a copy of Bessie and Glen’s marriage certificate. I don’t think that question was answered with any certainty, so maybe more time in the book should have been spent researching these other “Bessies” and “Glens” if the real Bessie’s and Glen’s final ends were not clear. To me, this part of the book was the most curious, but too short in comparison to the setup and technical details of the river and painstakingly mapped out route.
Overall though, I think the author did a very nice job and could recommend the book to several people.… (altro)