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

From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:22:57 -0700
Message-ID: <45AAE581.4020707_at_fascination.com>

Dear Pat, Walter, List;
I second Pat's review, the book could have been three volumes longer
with the adventure it contained. Good old Geoff Notkin is one of the
interesting personalities of our time that is in the book. Many of you
have the Russian sites represented in your meteorite collection and the
site visits help you discover the circumstances of where your specimens
fell and how they were located.
 A friend sold me a copy for $5, I got a deal there!
Highly recommended reading, a great addition to any meteorite collectors
library.
Best,
Dave Freeman


Walter Branch wrote:

>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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