tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post8852010747606675765..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Non-Fiction Audio: Astoria, by Peter StarkRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-79035859353221367192017-02-09T08:24:51.448-08:002017-02-09T08:24:51.448-08:00Good comparison. I think the captain of the sea-go...Good comparison. I think the captain of the sea-going branch of the expedition, especially, suffered from way too much insistence on a military discipline that not surprisingly didn't go over well with his civilian crew and passengers. The overland crew mostly suffered, I think, for not knowing what they were doing. But that was because they were mostly young men out to make a fortune, and didn't hire guides with the know-how.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-60272742514692406492017-02-09T02:15:15.302-08:002017-02-09T02:15:15.302-08:00Your contrast of Lewis & Clark versus Astor re...Your contrast of Lewis & Clark versus Astor reminds me of the same contrast between Scott of the Antarctic and Shackleton's rather more humane expeditions. Scott was a product of the class system and kept divisions rigidly so - it must have been a lonely life for him. Shackleton more aware of people's motivations and management, than just 'discipline' and more willing to listen to good advice. Guess which leader brought most of his men home.Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.com