A Literary Journey to Fireland: Tierra del Fuego

By Adam Freedman
Now that virtually every inch of the planet has been charted and tamed, some part of our collective psyche has become bored. Witness the explosive growth of the "adventure tourism" industry. By the score, people are paying top dollar to go to places that still bear the cachet of being wild and inaccessible: the Sahara, say, or the Amazonor Tierra del Fuego.
A more comfortable route to the age of exploration is by reading the classic Uttermost Part of the Earth: E. Lucas Bridges'' rip-roaring account of his life among the indians of Tierra del Fuego. First published in 1948, Ut...