North to the Pole - Softcover

Steger, Will

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804104077 ISBN 13: 9780804104074

Publisher: Ivy Books, 1988

Synopsis

A dramatic, illustrated account of the dogsled expedition to the top of the world led by the author, the first to reach the North Pole without resupply since Robert E. Peary in 1909

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Schurke, entrepreneur, educator, and co-founder of Wilderness Inquiry, operates Wintergreen, a resort offering lodge-based dogsledding vacations near Ely, Minnesota.

From School Library Journal:

YA Technological advances may have made for a shrinking planet, and once- inaccessible places are no longer as re mote as they used to be, but the North Pole still retains its allure. In 1986, the Steger International Polar Expedition, comprised of seven men and one wom an, started for the pole with 3 tons of supplies, pulled by dogsled and human muscle; 55 days later, they reached the North Pole. North to the Pole is the story of not only those 55 days, but also of the planning and preparation that went into the expedition. It is also the story of the expedition members them selves and of the spirit and will power that drives people onward over terrain so treacherous that an entire day's march could cover as little as one and a half miles. That the spirit of adventure and human determination are alive and well is the message of this book. In the face of that, it seems almost superflu ous to say also that North to the Pole is a well-written and well-paced book, as entertaining as it is informative. Karl Penny, Houston Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0804104077
• ISBN 13: 9780804104074
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 305