Synopsis:
Excerpt from Conquering the Arctic Ice
Young and enthusiastic, we were entirely devoted to our work, and made up our minds that we would organize an expedition later on, with ourselves as joint commanders.
The Baldwin Expedition returned, and, in spite of its failure, in spite Of the many disagreeable hours which were still fresh in our memories, we were nevertheless determined to take up any Arctic project which promised sufficient results, Scientific and otherwise, to justify the work, the money and the time that we should be forced to expend upon it.
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< div> < b> Ejnar Mikkelsen< /b> , born in Denmark in 1880, was a self-described out-of-work< br> explorer shackled by what he called the & #8220; fettering ties of civilization.& #8221; While not< br> a household name even in his native land, he is considered a significant explorer< br> who thrived on risk. He died in 1970.< br> < br> < b> Lawrence Millman< /b> has written for < i> Smithsonian< /i> , < i> National Geographic< /i> , < i> Sports Illustrated< /i> , < i> Islands< /i> , < i> Summit< /i> , and many other magazines. His books include < i> Our Like Will Not Be There Again< /i> , < i> Hero Jesse< /i> , < i> A Kayak Full of Ghosts< /i> , < i> Wolverine Creates the World< /i> , < i> The Wrong-Handed Man< /i> , and< i> Last Places< /i> . When not on the road, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.< br> < /div>
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