[bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books
- From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 12:02:32 -0500
Yes, I remember seeing her interviewed on 20/20 or Dateline or one of those
type shows. That was one time where it definitely pays to be a doctor.
I for one would like to read that book. If you're willing to scan it I'll be
willing to edit/validate it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books
> I have Jerry Nielsen's book, Ice Bound, about her experience as the South
> Pole Station's doctor. She discovered she had breast cancer while on the
> ice, and had to perform a lumpectomy on herself as it was winter and no
one
> could get in to rescue her.
> Brian M.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louise" <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 6:10 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books
>
>
> > I can hardly wait to start reading these books. However, I should
> probably
> > read books about the North and South Pole during the heat and humidity
of
> > the summer rather than during the winter here in Wisconsin! We had 30
> below
> > zero a couple of nights last week, but not quite as cold now and a real
> heat
> > wave by the weekend, maybe 30 degrees above zero!
> >
> > Do you have any books about living and working at the scientific station
> at
> > the South Pole? That would be very interesting!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:47 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books
> >
> >
> > > Most of the books I have are very accessible, very enjoyable.
> > > Huntford's works are exhaustive, but never dull.
> > > In addition to the book on Shackleton, he also wrote a duel biography
of
> > > Robert Falcon Scot and Roald Amundsen, called The Last Place on Earth
> > > (American title), and a biography of F. Nansen, Norwegien explorer.
> > > Brian Miller
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:48 PM
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Polar exploration books
> > >
> > >
> > > > Go ahead and submit them, Brian. I'll validate the
> > > > Shackleton one if it's interestingly written and if no
> > > > one else does it before I get to it (I have several to
> > > > do before that). I enjoyed the TV special with the
> > > > same title. Was it based on the book?
> > > >
> > > > Are the others interestingly written for the lay
> > > > person or very scholarly and dry?
> > > >
> > > > Cindy
> > > >
> > > > --- Brian Miller <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > If folks are interested, I have a rather extensive
> > > > > library of polar
> > > > > exploration titles -- all scanned. I used to teach
> > > > > a course on exploration
> > > > > and I taught a section on the search for the
> > > > > northwest passage and the race
> > > > > for the South Pole.
> > > > > Among my titles is the ultimate bio of Shackleton by
> > > > > Rolland Huntford,
> > > > > simply called Shackleton.
> > > > > I'll upload if there are takers for validation. The
> > > > > quality of the scan is
> > > > > high.
> > > > > Brian Miller
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Kellie Hartmann" <kellhart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:02 AM
> > > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] too much imagination
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I watched Shackleton's Adventure the other night,
> > > > > and it made me really
> > > > > > cold. The whole exploration team spent 16 months
> > > > > living on a glacier with
> > > > > > insufficient sleeping bags and tents. And I
> > > > > thought Minnesota was bad!
> > > > > <lol>
> > > > > > Kellie
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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