Peter Stark
Peter Stark is an adventure and exploration writer and historian. Born in Wisconsin, he studied English and anthropology at Dartmouth College and earned a master's in journalism from the University of Wisconsin. He has written for numerous publications, including Outside magazine, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. His work often focuses on adventure, exploration, history, wilderness, indigenous peoples, and the human body under extreme stress. He is based in Missoula, Montana, and has lived abroad in Mozambique and Brazil.
Awards
['PEN USA Literary Award finalist', 'National Magazine Award nominee', "Amazon.com's No. 1 Sports/Outdoor Book of 2001"]
Notable Works
['Last Breath: Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance', "Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire", "Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father", "Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation", 'At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness', 'The Last Empty Places: A Past and Present Journey Through the Blank Spots on the American Map']
