Jack Olsen’s true account, traces the causes of the tragic night in August 1967 when two separate and unrelated campers, a distance apart, were savagely mangled and killed by enraged bears.
The award-winning author of thirty-three books, Jack Olsen’s books have published in fifteen countries and eleven languages. Olsen’s journalism earned the National Headliners Award, Chicago Newspaper Guild’s … Newspaper Guild’s Page One Award, commendations from Columbia and Indiana Universities, the Washington State Governor’s Award, the Scripps-Howard Award and other honors. He was listed in Who’s Who in America since 1968 and in Who’s Who in the World since 1987. The Philadelphia Inquirer described him as “an American treasure.”
Olsen was described as “the dean of true crime authors” by the Washington Post and the New York Daily News and “the master of true crime” by the Detroit Free Press and Newsday. Publishers Weekly called him “the best true crime writer around.” His studies of crime are required reading in university criminology courses and have been cited in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. In a page-one review, the Times described his work as “a genuine contribution to criminology and journalism alike.”
Olsen is a two-time winner in the Best Fact Crime category of the Mystery Writer’s of America, Edgar award.
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An incredible telling of the night at Glacier Park in August 1967 when two campers were killed by two separate bears, miles apart. It helps that I know these areas pretty intimately, so the story hits closer to home for me. I’m almost equally horrified by the mismanagement of trash by the NPS 50 years ago — things we take for granted now (pack …
It’s a true story and so many things were wrong to cause the outcome of the story. Luckily, a lot was learned from the incidents.
Great read. True story.
People can be so stupid when it comes to entering wildlife domain.
Kind of boring. Cut out all the descriptions, not much fact about what happened. A lot of repeat. Could have been done in one chapter.
Still a good read after all these years.
Anyone planning a hiking/camping trip into the wilderness should read this book!
Very educational true story.
Spellbinding! Beautifully written and descriptive. Couldn’t put it down! Terrifying!
I am fascinated by animals. Bears, to me are the most unpredictable of all the animal kingdom. I had a hard time putting this book down.
I was sucked in by the shear unpredictability that this book was about. The characters did everything right and still the outcome was not in their favor. If you have ever heard of Timothy Treadwell then this book was the first chance encounter of a rogue bear.
Good book that keeps you interested in a live event of history
I have spent time in GNP, and have family in MT. It was eye opening to say the least to what these bears did, and the many signs leading up to it that were ignored. Was a quick and satisfying read.
A good read. Hard to put down
Still one of the most interesting books I’ve read. I have hiked in these areas and it’s quite haunting to know what happened that night as I set up my tent for the night. Of course because of this alot of bears were killed and how we treat the ones there now has changed. Good book.
I felt it was a good interpretation of the actual 1967 incident. Enjoyed the read.
Very scary but very true.
I am old enough to remember the reports of the actual incident. Since my family had plans to vacation and camp in Glacier National Park the next year, my recollections were pretty vivid, but the book explained a great deal that the news never reported. Foolish and careless park rangers plus foolish and careless park visitors and the right bears …
This is a good account of the tragic deaths of 2 young women killed in Glacier NP by a grizzly in two separate incidents on the same night. I enjoyed the detail of the book and the account of what led up to it. The descriptions of the locations made me feel I was there. This happened in 1967 and the book was written during that time. So yes it …