Charles Goldsmith said:
>Bill, just my opinion on it, but I disagree on your critique.
>It was probably edited too much, so no, it shouldn't have been edited more.
I have to disagree about the editing,
Charles. It _did_ need more, as Mixon
said. Sure, it reads well and makes a great
story, but there are things an editor should have
caught. For example, the large room in San
AgustÃn where Camp III was located is spelled at
least three ways: Sala Grande de la Sierra
Mazateca (p. 26), Sala Grande de las Sierra
Mazateca (p. 109), and Sala Grande de las Sierra
Mazatecas (p. 146). The first is correct. Swiss
caver Philippe Rouiller's last name is also
spelled three different ways on pages 193-4. Or
how about on p. 201 where it says that a row of
stalagmites hung on the ceiling? However the
most egregious error is that the north arrow on
all of the line maps in the chapters points the
wrong way, although it is correct inside the
front cover. That can be very confusing if one
doesn't know the system and tries to make sense
of some of the progress described in the
book. There are also several minor factual
errors, but those are mostly inconsequential and
would not be detectable by the casual reader.
Don't get me wrong, I like the book and
found it to be fast reading. I too look forward
to Steele's next book. But I hope it is better edited.
Mark Minton
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