The Doing of the Thing: The Brief Brilliant Whitewater Career of Buzz Holstrom
Author: Vince Welch, Cort Conley, Brad Dimock
List Price: $20.00
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ISBN: 1892327465
Publisher: Fretwater Pr (June, 2003)
Sales Rank: 107,133
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Answers to an old story....
I remember years ago when I was a kid a story my father told me about an amazing river rafter and boat builder. My Dad grew up in Coquille and went to school with Buzz's younger brother. His story always ended with how Buzz had been on a rafting trip in eastern Oregon and went off and committed suicide. I could never understand how someone who had done the amazing things he did could end his life on that note. I thought about that story many times over the years and always wished I knew more. This book is incredibly well researched and documented. Even though many questions were answered, many more were raised. Such was the enigma that was Buzz Holmstrom.
Rating: 5 out of 5
INSPIRING
Well-written and researched. But the thing that shines through is Buzz and his strong spirit - the writers were careful to be sure this was HIS book, not theirs, which is how it should be. A true boatman's boatman, Buzz was maybe born too soon - it seems the world wasn't quite ready for his singular love of the rivers and nature. This book won't disappoint you - what will disappoint you after reading it is that Buzz is gone.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A "must read" for all Grand Canyon lovers
True adventure is not limited to distant lands and times long ago. Here in the good ol' U.S. of A., just a few short years ago, a common man blew his fanfare in the form of beautiful wooden boats made without plans by hand in his basement, and in his solo running of whitewater rivers in those boats. If you have ever slept under the stars, you will understand a bit of Buzz and why he did what he did. You may even want to do it yourself. Buzz would like that.
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