The Age of Daredevils by Michael ClarksonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I thought this was about an entire age of daredevils, wide in geographic scope, or at least American. Like the picture of the classic barrel going over Niagara Falls, this is about attempts and successes in going over that cataract as well as shooting the possibly more dangerous rapids below. The focus is on riverman Red Hill, his sons, and their legacy from their own feats to the heroes and victims they fished out. The focus is on the first six or so decades of the 20th Century, so there is a lot of detail on Annie Edson Taylor, Bobby Leach, Charles Stephens, Jean Lussier, George Stathakis, etc. in this well-researched treatise. This covers their preparations and lives afterward.
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