UNDER THE VOLCANO
Hans Meyer Bags the Summit - Germany Loses Tanganyika. This is the first of a series on the early climbs of Mount Kilimanjaro. Strap on your pith helmet and crampons. Come along for the historic ascent.
THE GREAT WAR REVISITED
Tusker Geografica’s series on World War II pays homage to the men whose sacrifice is often obscured by time and the failed wars that came afterwards. In the second part we revisit the roles two POWs played.
HOW MY FATHER WON THE WAR
Tusker Geografica’s World War II series pays homage to the men whose sacrifices are obscured by time and the failed wars that followed. In part I we revisit the role my father played.
BADASS PHOOLAN DEVI
This is the fifth story in our series of badass women and men. It’s a tale of bloodlust, rape and revenge. Read and learn from our badass heroine’s resilience.
BADASS BEN CARLIN:
This is the fourth story in our series of badass women and men who traveled and lived beyond the pale. Popularity and style points were not their MO; instead they pushed boundaries and everybody’s buttons. Learn from their heroics and
THOR HEYERDAHL
The third profile in our Badasses series takes a look at Thor Heyerdahl's epic life-long pissing match with the academic realm.
A YEAR OR TWO OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
In 1963, the year Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison, another, albeit less notorious, act of subversion against white minority rule in South Africa had just been completed; a film starring Eddie’s mother, Evelyn Frank.
CALABAR AND GRILL
It’s the summer of ‘78. Eddie was so far down the river (literally) that had the Earth ceased to spin, he may have been one of the last people to hear.