TOP OF THE WORLD TRILOGY: Book (1) (i) One: Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage; Book (2) (ii) Two: The Polar Passion: Quest for the North Pole; Book (3) (iii) Three: Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages Review

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(More customer reviews)I have long been fascinated by the stories of the exploration of the Arctic and the search for the Northwest Passage. I have read many accounts and have been enthralled by them all. This account, though, is different. Instead of being a narrative of the acts of others, it is a reprint of original letters and journals from the explorers themselves. This provided a new and valuable insight into the brave men who made these journeys.
Farley Mowat Introduces each example with a bit of background but then lets the words of the explorers speak for themselves. He usually finishes with a bit of summary. The choices are not always the most famous or the best known and they are all the more valuable for that. It is well worth reading.
I personally found the narratives written by other writers to be more engrossing and interesting in their presentations but reading from the originals has been valuable.


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Arctic Exploration, Canada,Northwest Passage

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