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North to the Night: A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
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Following his "Arctic dreams" that began with a photograph of the haggard crew of the ill-fated ship Endurance, Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set sail to winter in the high north. "We call them explorers, but I knew that look in their eyes," Simon writes of the early Arctic adventurers. "They were seekers, and that is a different thing." With... »
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South: The Endurance Expedition (Penguin Classics)
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It is tough to get through this book. Only the first half is about Shakleton's expedition. The rest amounts to a log of the Aurora crew that Shakleton relays second-hand.
The Endurance expedition, itself, is quite a piece of history, but the book does a poor job of showing this. The writing is dry. Killing dogs, penguins and seals is a... »
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Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic
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This is a book that will delight readers of all ages. Not only are the illustrations masterpieces, the story is as well.
Anna is a beautiful husky who is the runt of her litter. She and her littermates train for a 2,500 - 3,000 mile run that will take them an estimated six months.
The curly tailed dog and her littermates ... »
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People of the Deer (Death of a People)
The concept is correct anyway. These people were led to their demise by three factors: the church, commercialization (HBC), and the Canadian government.... »
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Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic Journey
Although this is a "coffee table" style book, and the pictures are excellent, its stated goal was to review the interaction of humans with Antarctica, and... »
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Crossing Antarctica
When we read about explorers who planned an almost eight-month trip across 3700 miles of Antarctica we think of white-out conditions, super-cold temperatu... »
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