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Title: Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole by Helen Thayer, Edmund Hillary ISBN: 0-939165-45-7 Publisher: NewSage Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I can't believe she did the whole thing!
Comment: I am a big fan of stories of arctic adventure, and this is one of the best. In this day of snow mobiles and ATVs, we have a woman at 50 -- author Helen Thayer -- setting out to walk to the magnectic north pole, pulling her own sled and accompanied by an Inuit dog she had only known for a couple of days. On her first day out, she suffers such terrible frostbite of her fingers they become almost useless. (I would have called it quits right there.) Then come polar bears -- one of the world's most deadliest creatures. And they keep on coming. Some curious, some life-threatening. But, she continues on her amazing journey not for fame or fortune, but for scientific information for her program Adventure Classroom. There are some fantastic photos included and very helpful maps. Her writing style is breezy and compelling. It's triumph of the human spirit and the bonding of a dog and companion. What a terrific book.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Explorer and Her Dog
Comment: An extraordinary true story of courage, determination and fortitude. Every chapter not only contains the wow factor but is an illustration of what the human spirit is capable of. Thayer is an accomplished writer who keeps the reader wanting more. An incredible story of a woman and her faithful dog Charlie, as they endure the hardships of polar travel on foot together with no dog teams or snowmobiles or resupply.
Sue White
Edmonton, Canada
Rating: 5
Summary: Described in vivid, engaging detail
Comment: Polar Dream is the personal memoir of Helen Thayer, the first woman (and the oldest person at age 50) to travel on foot, unresupplied, to the magnetic North Pole. Her harrowing trek on skis for 27 days, aided only by a dog trained to warn her of approaching bears, is described in vivid, engaging detail, as are her seven encounters with polar bears which she survived through skill, luck and quick thinking. Black-and-white photographs, including ones taken by the author during her trek, enhanced a narrative of profound insights into the beauty and wildness of the arctic. Readers who appreciate true life adventure will enjoy the excitement and wonder of Helen Thayer's Polar Dream.
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Title: Alone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog team by Pam Flowers, Ann Dixon ISBN: 088240539X Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales - A Dog's World by Christine Hunsicker, Maria Goodavage, John Stenbeck, Helen Thayer, James Herriot, Pico Iyer, Gary Paulsen ISBN: 1885211236 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Angel by My Side: The True Story of a Dog Who Saved a Man...and a Man Who Saved a Dog by Mike Lingenfelter, David Frei ISBN: 1401900216 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Three Among the Wolves : A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year with Wolves in the Wild by Helen Thayer ISBN: 1570613982 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: 10 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Dog Heroes: Saving Lives and Protecting America by Jen Bidner, Jenni Bidner ISBN: 1585746967 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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