Curious Men

An experienced adventurer partners with an innocent nineteen-year-old to plan a journey on the most dangerous river in the world. What starts as one man's dream ends up as another man's nightmare. It was a time when pushing our limits knew no boundaries and being nineteen had no restrictions.

Bob Kunzinger is the author of a dozen non-fiction works, including The Iron Scar: A Father and Son in Siberia, and Out of Nowhere: Scenes from St. Petersburg. His work has appeared in many publications. He lives along the Rappahannock River in Virginia.

Table of Contents 1 Prologue 9 Arrival 28 Antonio's 42 Fly 50 Education 60 Language 69 Alone 75 Mountains of the Moon 82 The Explorers 92 Once 94 Departure 97 Letters 105 Nineteen 112 Lost in the Present Tense 117 Acclimation 126 Transition 127 In Country 132 How to Die in the Congo 140 The Congo River 152 Epilogue-It's been a journey. 159 About the Author