A classic Memoir of two pioneering adventurers.
Osa Johnson was born in 1893 in Chanute Kansas. She married Martin Johnson in 1910 and accompanied him on all his expeditions until 1937, when he was killed in a commercial plane crash. After Martin's death, Osa continued his work alone, traveling, making films and writing. In 1940 she published I Married Adventure, which became a world-wide bestseller. The book was published under the Kodansha Globe imprint in 1997.
"books of adventure are so numerous….[But] this one is unique. It
has the human quality of a novel and the permanence of social
history." —Katherine Woods, The New York Times
"Tells the whole story unaffectedly and with a simple charm that is
highly engaging. It belongs on any list of Americana, for the
Johnsons were as American as Davy Crockett." —Joseph Wood Krutch,
The Nation
"A pleasant, forthright…exciting book." —Clifton Fadiman, The New
Yorker"It makes good reading…at this dark hour, as good an ‘escape
story’ as you are apt to run into for some time." —Atlantic
Monthly
"I MARRIED ADVENTURE is a fine book on many counts…A good travel
book, a good adventure book, a good book about animals, a good book
on photography, and , best of all…a good human story about two
extremely likable people, told by one of them with simplicity,
humor, [and] warmth." —Rose Feld, Books
"It isn’t just the animal-lover who will cherish this story. Anyone
who likes a thrilling tale (a true one, too) with a plucky, nervy,
cheerful, and charming hero and heroine is all set. I MARRIED
ADVENTURE is as rare and real as the people who made it
possible."—Olga Owens, Boston Transcript
"The reader is impressed with the tremendous industriousness of
these two people, their physical endurance, their patience, their
understanding of animals and natives, and their love for each
other….[The] old and young will enjoy this book. It is splendidly
illustrated." —M.N. Baker, Library Journal
"Every page of her book is readable and exciting: the photographs
are plentiful and have all the dramatic quality that we are used to
in the camera work of the author and her husband." —Manchester
Guardian
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