Alone Against the Arctic [Paperback]

Anthony Dalton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2007

Two audacious Alaskan journeys are depicted in this captivating adventure tale. In the winter of 1897 98, three officers from the U.S. cutter Bear set off from below the Arctic Circle with the goal of driving a herd of reindeer over 1,500 miles of frozen tundra and ice to Point Barrow, Alaska. There, eight whaling ships lay stranded in thick ice, their crews on the verge of starvation. Anthony Dalton was well aware of this story and countless other tales of tragedy and misadventure on the Arctic seas when, in the summer of 1984, he embarked on a near-fatal voyage in a small open boat along the wild northwest coast of Alaska. He was attempting a solo transit of the Northwest Passage, and his modern sea quest ran parallel to the arduous trek undertaken by the men of the relief expedition. Dalton s gripping description of his encounter with an icy hell explores the irresistible lure of risk and challenge that continues to draw adventurers to the Arctic, a place like no other.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"First class objectively and well-presented adventure, and one which seafarers might well be interested in reading, for it describes in detail how to survive at sea where the elements are abnormally hostile." -- Book Shelf, Nautical Magazine, August 2008

About the Author

Anthony Dalton is a British-born Canadian adventurer, writer and photographer. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Explorers Club, he has travelled extensively from the Sahara to the mountains of Afghanistan to the Australian outback. His adventure and boating-related articles have been published in magazines and newspapers in 20 countries and in nine languages. The author of Baychimo:  Arctic Ghost Ship (Heritage House, 2006), his other nautical books include Wayward Sailor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Heritage House; First edition (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894974336
• ISBN-13: 978-1894974332
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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