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Snow Man: John Hornby in the Barren Lands

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This book is interesting for a number of reasons. First, it is a story which has a history of its own, written decades ago and re-published in an updated version exhibiting the artwork of the original hardcover. However, it is the story of the legendary John Hornby which grasps the reader, and catapults him back into a time when true adventurists and explorers still existed. The book does a wonderful job of making the reader feel that he is with Hornby in the Arctic, living in a hole dug into an esker, walking blindly through a blizzard, or starving on a river bank in the middle of Arctic 'summer'. A must read for those who enjoy stories of adventure in desolate places.

This book is well written, documented. I have no issue with the author and respect his labor. The "star" of this book should not be glorified. Many people have endured such hardship for noble reasons and or accidental mishap. These two con men are not those. Should have been titled "Grafters on Ice". The saddest fact is in the end he cons his own family members into a voyage where they can "learn to starve" correctly , or some such non sense. They all died. This is not courageous. I read over 30 books this past winter. I gained something from each book. Not this one. I wish I had not read it.