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From the Archives: Tristan Jones On Adventuring After the Loss of His Leg.

We remember adventurer and author Tristan Jones. Tristan Jones was almost certainly the most intrepid sailor alive. He journeyed more than 450-thousand miles in small boats. That includes 20 crossings of the Atlantic, and three and a half circumnavigations. After losing a leg to an old World War two injury, Jones continued to travel, and later worked with disabled kids throughout the world. At 71 he died of complications after a stroke on Wednesday, June 23, 1995. (REBROADCAST FROM 12/13/89) (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 7, 1995: Interview with Tristan Jones; Commentary on the 1995 Africa Fete Show; Interview with Manu Dibango; Review of the film "First Knight."
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From the Archives: Cameroon-French Musician Manu Dibango.

Composer and saxophonist Manu Dibango. He is considered one of the founders of world music. Dibango's first album, "Soul Makossa," was a big hit in 1973. His autobiography Three Kilos of Coffee (The University of Chicago Press) was released last year. His latest album is called "Wakafrika" (Giant Records). (REBROADCAST FROM 8/15/94) (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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Tristan Jones On Adventuring After the Loss of His Leg.

Adventurer and author Tristan Jones. Tristan Jones is almost certainly the most intrepid sailor alive. At last count he's journeyed more than 450-thousand miles in small boats. That includes 20 crossings of the Atlantic, and 3 and a half circumnavigations. Many of those miles were racked up during the course of exceedingly dangerous, some would say foolhardy, adventures. Jones tried to sail as close as possible to the North Pole, and as a result spent a year frozen in the Arctic ice pack.

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Two War Photographers On Their Injuries, Ethics.

Combat photographer Joao Silva is at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he's recovering after losing his legs in an explosion in October. Greg Marinovich is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who was shot four times while covering conflicts. Silva and Marinovich talk about life as war photographers with Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

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