Bøger af Robert Louis Demayo

The Legend of Everett Ruess follows the adventures of the young vagabond as he roamed the southwest in the early thirties. In this compelling narrative, Robert Louis DeMayo has taken journal excerpts, poems, and letters Everett sent to family and friends and turned them into historical fiction. Through this recreation of Everett's travels, we are given rare glimpses of the young artist as he traveled the southwest-much of which was still an unexplored wilderness in the 1930s. Everett traveled alone, accompanied only by a dog named Curly, but he often stayed with Navajo or Hopi. Using only burros or horses Everett explored much of Utah and Arizona, covering about twenty miles a day. He crossed the Grand Canyon regularly. The Navajo and Hopi that came across him miles from any road thought he was a mystic and called him Picture Man. They allowed him to witness-and participate in-ceremonies that today are mostly off-limits to non-Indians. His letters about these experiences, flushed out in this story, show just how unique his time in the southwest was. In his last letter to his brother, Waldo, he wrote, "As to when I shall visit civilization, it will not be soon, I think. I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead more keenly all the time."

This collection of poetry, prose and journal excerpts was composed during a fifteen year period that I was mostly nomadic. I traveledat least six months a year, each year, and preferred overland journeys (at the end of this collection is my travel bio).I've left the writings in their original state, in the hopes that theywill convey the feelings of the time better not cleaned up.Thanks for taking the time, and sharing the road with me.Sincerely yours, Robert DeMay

Jobless in the wake of 9/11, this adventurous story follows a young family who sets out to discover a new home in America. They cross North America six times in their quest, peripatetically wandering the country from Maine to Alaska to Baja and the southwest. On the road, they discover that home is something you take with you, despite the money running out and plans crumbling before their eyes And like the Joads in Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, they have to reinvent themselves and let go of their past. Throughout this unique memoir, the narrator reflects on earlier travels that prepared the way.

At twenty, Roosevelt had already traveled through Europe and the Middle East when he arrived in Aroostook County, Maine, but it was in Maine where he was tested-and tested himself. This historical fiction novel follows the three journeys he made to northern Maine in 1878-9. His father had died six months before his first visit, and on these trips, he hoped to simply "get away," but he finds much more. Under the guidance of two Mainers, William Sewall and Wilmot Dow, the frail but strong-willed New Yorker becomes a worthy outdoorsman, an experience that significantly shaped the world view of the man poised to become the 26th President of the United States thirteen years later.Life in these woods-and the woodsmen that inhabit them-have a significant impact on Roosevelt as he continues to develop into a young man. It is there that he determines to battle his feeble physique. When he goes to a place called The Oxbow, he is exposed to hardened and uneducated men who take a strong liking to him. He later claims that this experience gave him the confidence to pull together the Rough Riders. Between trips to Maine, he returns to Harvard to study and soon meets his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee, with whom he falls madly in love. Through it all, the future president discovers that it's not just about learning to "stand on your feet" that makes you strong, but integrity and the ability to overcome strife and personal challenges.

Haunted by terrifying nightmares and a mysterious prophecy, a young man embarks on a 3,000-mile trek through the African bush. From Victoria Falls at night during a lunar rainbow to the great African savanna stampeding with wildebeest to the evocative Serengeti with Mt. Kilimanjaro rising with the dawn, The Light Behind Blue Circles captures some of Africa's most iconic scenery. This is a ghost story-it's about that rumble in your stomach when adrenaline surges. It's that feeling you get when you stand in the dark and hear an animal growling from only feet away, or sense there's someone else in a gloomy room. Although this fictional story has characters that are Maasai, it's not about their culture as much as a web that several Maasai and a Seer get drawn into, along with several travelers. Start reading, and you'll never look at Africa the same again.

Discover an Astonishing True Story Of Daring and Courage: A Real-Life Tarzan's Solo Travel Journey Across The Coral SeaMichael Fomenko is no stranger to adversity. Shut out of the Commonwealth Games for financial and political reasons at the ripe age of twenty, Michael begins to question everything. Setting a new course for himself, he dreams of a feat that will require unimaginable determination.A powerful testament to the magnitude of human courage and resilience, The King of the Coral Sea is a gripping narrative adventure that artfully recounts Michael Fomenko's legendary voyage - paddling a dugout canoe over one thousand nautical kilometres from Cairns Australia to Dutch New Guinea. Faced with gruelling physical effort, saltwater crocodiles lurking beneath the waves, and the ever-present danger of storms and jagged coral reefs, Michael never expected to encounter an additional foe: the Australian Government.Hounded by the press and victimized by a government that saw a white man living in the bush to be a threat to the social order, Michael became determined to triumph against the odds and complete his incredible feat. Told with flowing prose, vivid imagery, and larger-than-life characters, best-selling author, Robert Louis DeMayo, invites readers to join Michael on his eighteen month-long solo journey, witnessing the strength and determination that carried him through his darkest moments.As a young man, Michael captured the attention of a country with his solo journey. As an old man, he was known simply as Tarzan to those around him in Queensland. Shedding light on Michael's fascinating and often dangerous upbringing, from escaping communist Russia as a child to crossing the forests of Manchuria on foot, The King of the Coral Sea explores the life and legacy of a real-life Tarzan, giving readers a never-before-seen glimpse into his personal Odyssey.Historical Fiction. 1930-2009

We resist change, even when it’s exactly what we need. Most of us prefer to wallow in our losses before letting our hearts drift into the future. And even when that change is thrust upon us, we suffer through it, only reluctantly traveling that new road.This is the story of a young family who set out to discover a new home in America. Jobless in the wake of 9/11, they cross North America six times in their quest, peripatetically wandering the country from Maine to Alaska to Baja and the southwest.Along the way they discover that home is something you take with you, and even if your adventure turns into a complete coddiwomple—money running out and plans crumbling before your eyes—it really is about the journey, not the destination.

The Wayward Traveler follows the adventures of Louis, a young American who, in 1985, is determined to travel the world. The story takes place in forty countries and spans ten years: from the deck of a felucca on the Nile to the scorched dunes of India’s Thar Desert to the powerful Beni River in the Amazon Basin. Louis feels disenchantment with his former life, and a yearning to understand the foreign lands he encounters on his travels. He’s broke most of the time and spends considerable effort trying to get by. Along the way he meets other travelers. He learns about love and compassion, and hate. He befriends a Thai monk and Hindu Sadhu Babas and learns about other ways of thought, and enlightenment. Along the way Louis develops a list of Rules to help him get by, and yet, there´s a restlessness to his travels. He continues to wander into new countries, and through it all his Rules save him. On a frozen ridge in the Atlas Mountains he comes up with his first rule, Embrace the Unknown, to combat the fear that had been building in him. In Israel he decides If You Can’t Get Out of Something, Get Into It when his survival depends on pushing his body beyond its limits. And when he’s under the spell of a mad salesman with three personalities he realizes how important it is to Choose Your Battles. Whether you're a traveller or an arm chair traveller, this book will make you feel the road.