[meteorite-list] Book Review: _Meteorite Hunter_ by Roy Gallant

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:13:06 -0500
Message-ID: <000a01c7384a$b1f57f60$6101a8c0_at_BranchFamily>

Hi Pat,

Thanks for the review. It is a great book. I like it just because it is so
non-technical. Nice photos too.

In fact, seeing your post makes me want to re-read it!

-Walter
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From: "Pat Brown" <radio_ranch at yahoo.com>
To: "Meteorite" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Book Review: _Meteorite Hunter_ by Roy Gallant


> Hi All,
>
> I just finished _Meteorite Hunter_ by Roy Gallant
> (ISBN 978-0071372244).
>
> This book is not terribly technical, but is a great
> read none the less. The book consists mostly of a sort
> of travel log of Mr. Gallant's wonderful expeditions
> to several remote impact sites in the former USSR
> including Tunguska, Sikhote-Alin, Chinge, Pallas,
> Tsarev, Popigai and Teleutskoye. The section of
> historic and contemporary photos is nicely done.
>
> Mr. Gallant's descriptions of the terrain, the
> difficulty of travel in Siberia and the complications
> in dealing with the Russian beaurocrasy are riviting.
>
> The only fault that I could find with this book was
> that it was not longer!
>
> If you are intrigued with meteoritic field work, you
> should find this an enjoyable book.
>
> With Best Regards,
> Pat
>
>
>
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