Polar Extremes: The World of Lincoln Ellsworth Book

"Polar Extremes reveals the full story of Lincoln Ellsworth's triumphs in his quest for unknown land, first in the Arctic, then in Antarctica. Moving to and from the Poles, this saga is filled with anecdotes and quotations that recount the hero's tales of polar flights, crash landings, narrow escapes, and eventual triumphs. As impossible as it seems today, Ellsworth's 1926 attempt to fly across the North Pole with Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile was made in a dirigible. In 1935, he flew in his own custom-made plane over Antarctica and discovered the mountain range now called the Ellsworths." A book for any reader in search of adventure, Polar Extremes is also a valuable reference for historians, scholars, and polar exploration buffs seeking a well-documented history.