The White World (Classic Reprint): Life and Adventures Within the Arctic Circle Portrayed by Famous Living Explorers: Life and Adventures Within the ... by Famous Living Explorers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The White World

There have been many books written on the subject of Arctic Exploration, chie?y historical works. But, in many respects, we believe The White World will be found by its readers to be something unique in Polar literature. Twenty-two famous living explorers have given their per sonal experiences, and have described what interested them most in the Far North, that great region of silence and mystery. The articles are, so to speak, human docu ments, in which are embodied all the pathos, all the humor, all the tragedy of the expeditions, which, with extra ordinary courage and amidst unparalleled sufferings, have attempted to reach the North Pole. It is the universal testimony of all who have been there, that the great glitter ing waste of ice and snow possesses a peculiar and inde scribable fascination. In the belief that the same fascina tion may exist for the reader of these experiences, as well as the real actor in them, this book has been compiled and is confidently offered to the public with a full belief in its value and its entertaining qualities.

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