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Author Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971.

Title Two against the ice / Ejnar Mikkelsen ; translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael.

Publication Info. South Royalton, VT. : Steerforth Press, 2003.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  919.8 MIKKELSEN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  919.8204 MIKKELSEN    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  919.8 MIKKELSEN    Check Shelf
Edition Steerforth Press edition.
Description xiii, 206 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Note Translation of: Farlig Tomandsfærd.
"A classic Arctic survival story and a remarkable account of companionship in the face of adversity"--Cover.
Contents 1. The start of a Greenland expedition -- 2. East Greenland at last -- 3. Sledging in darkness and storm -- 4. Goodbye to ship and comrades -- 5. Alone between heaven and earth -- 6. Still on the inland ice -- 7. Last days on the inland ice -- 8. On land again -- 9. In Danmarks Fjord -- 10. Sledging in slush -- 11. Water and hunger -- 12. Things get worse -- 13. The days shorten -- 14. The last spurt -- 15. Winter again -- 16. Spring and summer hope -- 17. The third winter -- 18. The last six months -- 19. Hopes fulfilled.
Subject Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 -- Travel -- Greenland.
Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Greenland -- Discovery and exploration -- Danish.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Danish.
Alabama-expeditionen til Grønlands nordøstkyst (1909-1912)
Added Author Michael, Maurice, 1909-
Added Title Farlig Tomandsfærd. English
ISBN 1586420577 paperback $14.95
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