An edge-of-your-seat collection of the best in adventure writing.

"Every once in a while, a book publisher comes up with a great concept for a series of books that deserve more than superficial recognition. Such a series is "The Greatest (fill in the blank) Stories Ever Told," anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading." --T"he Lexington County Chronicle"

"These 19 stories are guaranteed to thrill in the safety of your own home."--" The St. Petersburg Times"
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Lamar Underwood is a former Editor-in-Chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life magazines, and is presently Editorial Director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York. He has edited several books for The Lyons Press, including "Man Eaters "(page 172), "The Quotable Soldier" (page 115), "The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told "(page 112), and "The Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told "(page 135). He lives in Pennington, New Jersey.