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Two Against the Ice is a non-fiction book authored by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen. The book details the author's exploration into Greenland, a journey made with his compatriot Iver P. Iversen in 1910. The book was originally published in Danish (1955) and later translated into English by Maurice Michael (first published in 1957).
In The Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (), 2014, is a nonfiction book written by the author and historian Hampton Sides.The book tells the true story of the 1879–1881 arctic voyage of the USS Jeannette and the crew's struggle to survive after having to abandon their ship in the polar ice.
1848: John Richardson and John Rae lead the Rae–Richardson Arctic expedition and search overland for Franklin's lost expedition; 1849: Henry Kellett discovers Herald Island searching for Franklin's lost expedition; 1850–1854: McClure Arctic expedition led by Robert McClure, a British search for the members of Franklin's lost expedition
The book explores the rescue of eight whaling ships trapped in the ice of the Arctic Ocean in the winter of 1897. The Impossible Rescue was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, [1] Kirkus Reviews, [2] and Publishers Weekly. [3] Kirkus described the "outstanding nonfiction writing that makes history come alive". [2]
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His books focus on exploring nature. The CBC placed his book, Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic , on their recommended reading list for the winter of 2020. [ 2 ] The book chronicles a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) wilderness canoe trip he took to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial. [ 3 ]
Cook was the surgeon on Robert Peary's Arctic expedition of 1891–1892, and on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899. He contributed to saving the lives of its crew members when their ship – the Belgica – was ice-bound during the winter, as they had not prepared for such an event. It became the first expedition to winter in the ...
He joined the staff of Outing magazine, which sent him on other expeditions around the world. Over the next 30 years he published 26 more books, fiction and non-fiction, and wrote many articles for Outing, National Sportsman, American Boy and other magazines. [1] His books included biographies, references, boys fiction, novels and travel accounts.