Beyond Mammoth Cave: A Tale of Obsession in the World's Longest Cave - Softcover

Borden, James D.; Brucker, Roger W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 093974841X ISBN 13: 9780939748419

Publisher: Cave Books, 1997

Synopsis

In this volume, James D. Borden and Roger W. Brucker provide an account of the discoveries, including that of Roppel Cave, that made Kentucky's Mammoth Cave three times longer than any other cave in the world.

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Review

" [T]his book tells the whole truth . . . of the political intrigue and rivalry between the Cave Research Foundation (CRF) and the Central Kentucky Karst Coalition (CKKC) as they each make discoveries and hide secrets in the race to connect Mammoth Cave with Roppel Cave. With books like this there will never be a shortage of cavers." -- "National Speleological Society News "

" "Beyond Mammoth Cave" will appeal to both cave explorers and armchair explorers. . . . It is a story that draws one in and is an honest look at real exploration by ordinary people who have ordinary faults but become obsessive and legitimate explorers. The conflicts are real and add a credible and cohesive level of detail to the description of the events." -- Emily Davis Mobley, coeditor of "A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language: 1794- 1996"

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""Beyond Mammoth Cave" will appeal to both cave explorers and armchair explorers. . . . It is a story that draws one in and is an honest look at real exploration by ordinary people who have ordinary faults but become obsessive and legitimate explorers. The conflicts are real and add a credible and cohesive level of detail to the description of the events."--Emily Davis Mobley, coeditor of "A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language: 1794-1996"

"[T]his book tells the whole truth . . . of the political intrigue and rivalry between the Cave Research Foundation (CRF) and the Central Kentucky Karst Coalition (CKKC) as they each make discoveries and hide secrets in the race to connect Mammoth Cave with Roppel Cave. With books like this there will never be a shortage of cavers."--"National Speleological Society News "

""Beyond Mammoth Cave" will appeal to both cave explorers and armchair explorers. . . . It is a story that draws one in and is an honest look at real exploration by ordinary people who have ordinary faults but become obsessive and legitimate explorers. The conflicts are real and add a credible and cohesive level of detail to the description of the events."--Emily Davis Mobley, coeditor of "A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language: 1794-1996"

"Beyond Mammoth Cave" will appeal to both cave explorers and armchair explorers. . . . It is a story that draws one in and is an honest look at real exploration by ordinary people who have ordinary faults but become obsessive and legitimate explorers. The conflicts are real and add a credible and cohesive level of detail to the description of the events. Emily Davis Mobley, coeditor of "A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language: 17941996""

Beyond Mammoth Cave will appeal to both cave explorers and armchair explorers. . . . It is a story that draws one in and is an honest look at real exploration by ordinary people who have ordinary faults but become obsessive and legitimate explorers. The conflicts are real and add a credible and cohesive level of detail to the description of the events. Emily Davis Mobley, coeditor of A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language: 17941996

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[T]his book tells the whole truth . . . of the political intrigue and rivalry between the Cave Research Foundation (CRF) and the Central Kentucky Karst Coalition (CKKC) as they each make discoveries and hide secrets in the race to connect Mammoth Cave with Roppel Cave. With books like this there will never be a shortage of cavers. National Speleological Society News"

About the Author

James D. Borden is a data storage manager at Vencor, Inc. Louisville, Kentucky. He is a Fellow of the National Speleological Society, a past director of the Cave Research Foundation, and managing director of the Central Kentucky Karst Coalition.Roger W. Brucker, retired Dayton, Ohio, advertising executive, fellow of the National Speleological Society, and past president of the Cave Research Foundation, is coauthor of three books: The Caves Beyond (with Joe Lawrence Jr.), Trapped! The Story of the Floyd Collins (with Robert K. Murray), and The Longest Cave (with Richard A. Watson), also available from Southern Illinois University Press."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cave Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 093974841X
• ISBN 13: 9780939748419
• Binding: Paperback