by Pierre Berton
I think sub titles for books like this should “White Men Doing Stupid Things When They Should Have Asked Natives Instead”. Because honestly, it would have been much easier if they had just followed the Inuit. This massive book is about the discovery and exploration of...
I have always been fascinated by polar exploration. Fortunately, there has been no dearth of excellent books on the subject, not to mention film documentaries. Dr. Mosher was kind enough to loan me a tape of the British series The Last Place on Earth, which dramatizes Roland Huntford's book about th...