Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story
Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-19712022
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Place reservation for Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival storyMikkelsen, an experienced Arctic adventurer, set out in 1909 to prove that Robert Perry's outline of the East Greeland coast was erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen, a ship's mechanic with no experience as an explorer, joined the expedition. Months later, the two men found themselves cut off from the world, suffering every imaginable Arctic travail: Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. The two retained their sanity -- and their humor -- for three days. This is their harrowing account of survival and companionship.
Main title:
Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story / by Ejnar Mikkelsen ; foreword by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ; translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael.
Author:
Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj, 1970-, writer of forewordMichael, Maurice, 1909-, translator
Edition:
Steerforth Press edition.
Imprint:
Lebanon, NH : Steerforth Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
xi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"Inspiration for the Netflix film" -- Cover.First published in Danish as "Farlig Tomandsfærd": Copenhagen, Denmark: Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, 1955.Translated from the Danish.
Contents:
The start of a Greenland expeditionEast Greenland at lastSledging in darkness and stormGoodbye to ship and comradesAlong between heaven and earthStill on the inland iceLast days on the inland iceOn land againIn Danmarks fjordSledging in slushWater and hungerThings get worseThe days shortenThe last spurtWinter againSpring and summer hopeThe third winterThe last six monthsHope fulfilledPostscript.
ISBN:
9781586423346 (paperback)
Dewey class:
998.2
Language:
EnglishDanish
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BRN:
408511
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 998.2 AGA | Available |
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