Author David Grann does not think of himself as an explorer, but he'll travel to the ends of the earth to perfect the stories he tells.
Author David Grann does not think of himself as an explorer, but he'll travel to the ends of the earth to perfect the stories he tells.
"I am not an explorer. … When I look at these people, I mean, I woulda been the first to die on the island," Grann said."Let's be perfectly honest." "There came a point where I began to fear that I could never fully understand what these 150 or so men had gone through on that island unless I went," Grann said."There's always a moment where something gnaws at you, something unknown. And so it was then that I decided to try to make this trip."
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