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Show Page 46—THE HERALD, Provo, In BYU Book Utah Sunday, April 1, 1979 Margaret Wells Sets Recital at Windham Hall John Goddard Tells Of Trek Down Nile By CHARLENE WINTERS Arts and Letters Editor EDITOR'S NOTE: John Goddard, internationally known adventurer, was in Provo this week during Mormon Festival of the Arts to promote his new book “Kayaks Downthe Nile,” by BYU ress. He spoke at a BYU audience ednesday and will address the public April 19 at 8 p.m. at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City. John Goddard would qualify as an’ explorer emeritus except for one fact his exploring days are far from over Known, among other things, as the adventurer who becamethe first man in history to explore the entire length of the Nile, (the longest river on earth), he looks forward {o traversing the Yangtze River, the third longest river, and continue other explorations. He adventures are legion. He was the first man to explore the entire length of the second largest river in Afric, the Congo; he has scaled the towering Matterhorn in a raging blizzard; he has studied obscure cultures in all parts of the globe; has been around the world; coilected speciments of undersealife in major oceans and seas, and has climbed 12 of the world’s highest mountains. His travels exceed one million miles. Atthe ageof15, the California native observeed at many people had regrets. “I saw people who wished they couldlive their lives over again,’” he explained in a Herald interview. “I figured I would be farther ahead if I set my own ambitions and goals." He set if goals and has completed 106 of them. In his 20's he established 75 additional goals, and finished more than 20 of those. His primary adventure goal was to go the length uf the Nile, a goal he reached in 1950. ‘‘Had there not been a Nile, there would have been no Egypt, and we wouldn’t be here,’’ he stated. “If you go five or 10 miles either side of the Nile you encounter barren dessert. Egypt is the gift of the Nile.” His venture down the Nile was satisfying. Though his life was threatened daily in the frail-looking kayak he maneuvered in swirling, disease-infested waters, he was exhilerated with his adventure. Though he encountered ferocious beasts, deadly insects, sweltering heat and biting brush, he found the trip worthwhile ‘When you're hungry and hit by malaria, tapeworms and dysentary, it’s easy to think, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ Then I would see a gorgeous flock of cranes and know why I was on the Nile.”” World’s Microcosm He saw a microcosm of the world in his 11-month journey. ‘There was everything that made Africa exciting,’ he pointed out. “I saw Pygmies, the smallest humansin the world and the Watutsi, the tallest humans on earth.’’ He also saw innumerable animalspecies, witnessed the beauty and trecheryofrainforests, wasin the largest swampon earth and saw great desserts. The trek through the Nile resulted in his seeing 2 panoramaof humansociety from the most primitive to the most advanced on earth. “‘I lived a lifetime in 11 months by exploring the world of mankind,’’ he commented, adding “‘the people were an adventurein friendship.”’ He would be in sophisticated cities one night and wear a tuxedo at a cocktail party. A few days later would feel kinship with stone age people. “We lived by our wits and stamina, he said, referring to himseif and his fellow voyagers on the Nile, Jean Margaret Wells. piano recital Friday evening at 8 rm. in the recital hall of the home LaPorte and Andre Davy. Hecalls his companions “two of the bravest individuals I have ever known. They of her ing the Nile lets you see what a person is made of. Briar Ave He recorded his adventure in Kayaks Down the Nile.’’ a Brigham Young University press publication released this month. Writirg the book libraries was included among his 127 goals. Chopin. Also heard on the recital will be works by Bach, Prokofieff, Debus. y. Khachaturian and are Okie-Arkie THE STORY The story OF Wells h ice the S ‘a Music Teacher courageous woman whc tion of books. And they are right. Asfarasthey go. But today, libraries have much more than books. There arefilms, spent her lifetime fighting for lega equality for women records, pic tures, and many other items. If you think that libraries have books and nothing else, you owe it to yourself to You will be surprised heart failure, asphyxia drowning, strangula ton, and accidents made b) contacting Dr Windham pleasant!y KING OF THE JEWS JOHN GODDARDis shown as he appeared in 1951 with the head of a 13-foot crocodile that had been speared to death by African hunters. Goddard was in Provo Leslie Epstein A novel about Jewish ghetto’s Judenrat, a council set up by the this week to lecture during Mormon Festival of Arts and pono his new book “Kayaks own the Nile whoseresponsibility in- cluded drawing uplists of those to be deported man who becameits Books ~ comfortable shoe” to death camps, and the “king Other ii: a ‘I've never worn amore Nazis to govern ghettos. to Stimulate your Interest THE DAYS OF s thekind of co! women who we AUGUSTA Ed. by Jean E. Speare The memories of May Augusta page of Soda Creek, Columbia British WILL THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN? Floyd McElveen This book offers fac tual knowledge and understanding of Mormonism andits fallacy For everyone life should be a series of small adventures.” He admitsto fear and asks ‘Whatis courage but a mastering of fears? 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My school friends thought he was goingtc kill myself.” He doesn't believe in the Evel Keneaval type of adventurer. “I have alwaysfelt this kind of person sets a lousy example and makes adventure an exhibition or an ego trip.” Healso feels that one need not accomplish physical feats to be an adventurer. ‘Some of the most adventuresome people I knowareintellectuals whoare tunedin and turnedon to SALE °450” adju ex in libraries is a collec tapes, the Nile he experienced an incredible sense of deja vu. Facto 00 List” 5] 000 Sout n |i think that what you find Africa that when he actually traveled 6 Ft. of base cabinets 12 ft. of wall cabinets Aberdeen. Merritt Johnson Prove people to this ve of phrase jotted in his books je trip was conducted in spite of repeated governmental warnings that they were foolish and would never succeed. Apprently they didn’t know the skill, fortune and spirits of Goddard LaPorte and Davy. Heroes As a child, Goddard’s heroes were not music stars or top athletes. They were such men as the legendary Drs. Standley and Livingston and other adventurers. He read so much about since his famous voyage Ballade in G Mi and people are And that’s w to i his memory was a word you won't have the ability to recognize danger for coping and surviving. Some of the most courageous people I know are housewives living with alcoholic husbands and families trapped in impossible situations. They make it throughlife through sheer guts. That's bravery.” Goddardalso seeslife as a privilege. Hegets depressed whenhe sees people squandering time and asking themselves “How could life beat me downlike this?” “Some people tend to collect grievances,’ he continued, adding, “but when you're in a situation when yourlife is just about to be snuffed out and youget a reprieve, life takes on a whole new perspective. You begin to live a day at a time. ‘And whenI see people dragging along and mulling over mistakesofthe past,I call it an affront to thegift of life and the giverof life.”” Goddard certainly loves life, whetherit is found with his family (he has five children) or a new physical adventure. His affinity with the Nile is ongoing and he has edit four times 1137 D Major. K. 576, and the Books are book is written in day-to-day journal fashion and is easy to read. He captures the excitement and danger he experienced in his 11-month trip. Color and black and white photographs also show well the flavor afhis adventure. A mapis included to aid readers who follow the narrative. Of interest are brief aedaren on seperate pages of animals, tribes, terrain andcities along the Nile. He wrote the book from six notebooks jammed with observations and vignettes. 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