num_pages: 224
description: The author was apparently, as Voltaire put it, A perfect Englishman traveling without motive. Yet Brown had a personal reason to ride by horseback from Lapland, thru Sweden, into Norway during the winter of 1954. He believed a journey on horseback was the most absorbing &amp; eventful way to travel, a way to discover the world that becomes a mode not just of travel but of life. What follows is a remarkable account of how he, a Danish companion, &amp; their two trusty horses attempt the impossible, to cross the silent Arctic plateaus, thread their way thru the giant Swedish forests, &amp; finally discover a passage around the treacherous Norwegian marshes. Tho he was often busy dodging snow storms or trying to find shelter with skeptical Laplanders, he tells a tale inhabited not just by the native people of the Far North, but their neighbors, the trolls, goblins &amp; giants of Nordic legend as well. Journey From the Arctic is thus more than an amusing adventure story. It's the true account of the only equestrian expedition in the late 20th century to make a winter passage across the Arctic Circle. Amply illustrated with photos Brown took while traveling, the book is sure to be of interest to students of both horses &amp; history.
language: English
title: Journey from the Arctic: A Winter's Ride Through the Arctic Circle
titlecomplete: Journey from the Arctic: A Winter's Ride Through the Arctic Circle
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Long Riders Guild Pr