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Warriors in Eden

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I read this book several years ago and really enjoyed it. However I am biased because my father is related to Father Mariano and has talked about him for years. As a teenager I thought this adventurous relative was a family joke being played on me because his exploits sounded so far-fetched.

One day though, my excited father showed me a video-tape of a Jacque Cousteau show documenting a trip up the Amazon. In this documentary, Cousteau actually met, stayed with, and interviewed the legendary Father Mariano. There HE WAS- FATHER MARIANO in the South American wilderness! And after 30 years in the jungle, still looking like "pierre six pack"- a bit like my french-canadian dad when he goes golfing! He even sounded like he had just parachuted in from Manchester NH!

When this book came out, Father Mariano's legend was confirmed- at least in the Boisvert family. Seriously though, it is an engaging read albeit quite disturbing in places.

It's funny that you can't get a hold of people who write reviews, I notice the other reviewer mentions that his father is related to Father Mariano and so am I! He is my grandmothers cousin and she is the one who recommended the book to me. She had her copy stuffed with a bunch of newspaper articles that had been done on him. It was amazing to read such an inspiring story and know that I was somehow connected/related to this amazing pioneer. My family hasn't heard from him since he last appeared to speak at my aunt's funeral, more than a decade ago. We may never know what happened to him, but regardless of his fate, I'm sure he's been rewarded for his amazing feats.