Review: Reminds me of reading Walter Wellman's account of his polar explorations
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
Short, well written, easy to read; it took me about two hours to read.The first thing I thought of was Walter Wellman's account of his polar explorations in 1897-1899. One of the hardest things for them to do was kill and eat a dog, even when they were starving.This is a well researched account of Kane's rescue attempt for the Sir John Franklin Expedition. The truth is it is so well written, you actually think you're there, suffering frostbite, getting your toes amputated.The author uses lots of great description, just enough dialog, and offers a lot of background on Kane, the Sir John Franklin Expedition, and how Kane's findings would later influenced Peary and Shackleton in their Polar expeditions.I would definitely read more from this author.