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Alone Across The Arctic, One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team, by Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon
BK58P (softcover) $16.95
Inspired by Knud Rasmussen's pioneer 1923 expedition along 2,500 miles of the Arctic coast of North America, Pam Flowers chronicles her astounding one year journey with its perils and its joys. From intense blizzards and shifting ice to her frightening polar bear encounter, Pam offers powerful insight into the challenges and rewards of this epic journey she began in February 1993 with just eight sled dogs.
120 pages

Greenland Expedition, Where Ice Is Born, by Lonnie Dupre BB81 $24.95
Lonnie Dupre set his sights on circumnavigating Greenland by sea kayak and dog sledge. It was a mammoth undertaking both physically and psychologically. Along with John Hoelscher of Australia, Lonnie faced open, frigid seas and endless tundra in windchills of -95F. The extraordinary photographs of this trip bring to life the dramatic challenge both men faced.
157 pages (hardcover)

Winter Watch, by James Ramsey BK44 $9.95
Author James Ramsey lived alone for 266 days, testing himself against solitude, watching an aarctic winter come and go. From a cabin in the remote Brooks Range of Northwest Alaska, his entertaining account describes what happens in the sky, the land and the river in this rugged wilderness.
144 pages (softcover)

Shackleton and the Endurance
If you enjoy tales of arctic explorers you will love these astonishing accounts of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica.

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, by Jennifer Armstrong BB70 $18.00
Another captivating account of Shackleton's historic journey and the crew's struggle for survival. They survived for nearly 20 months on the ice, and their tale is legendary. A Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book. Ages 10-13.
134 pages (hardcover)

Ice Story, Shackleton's Lost Expedition, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel BB74 $18.00
In 1914 Ernest Shackleton set out from London with 27 crew members aboard the Endurance to sail to Antarctica and traverse the continent by dogs. He never got the chance, because 1,000 miles from the South Pole, the Endurance became trapped in a sea of ice. This true story will capture the attention of all adventure lovers. For young people over 12 years of age.
120 pages (hardcover)

2008 Mushing Alaska CL07 $12.00
The 2008 Mushing Alaska Calendar incorporates twelve 7¼" x 11" color photographs of the 2007 Yukon Quest and the Iditarod Trail sled dog races accompanied by an explanation of each scene along the trail. The back cover features a specially designed color map showing the state of Alaska and the Iditarod Trail. The inside front cover lists all of the year 2007 entrants of both races with finish times as well as all the winners of each race, their home towns, wining times and prize money.

Illustrations by Patricia Hudson and other illustrations found in this catalogue are the property of the artist or Black Ice and may not be copied without permission.

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