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Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story / Ejnar Mikkelsen ; foreword by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ; translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael.

Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 (author.). Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 Container of (work): Farlig Tomandsfærd. (Added Author). Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj, 1970- (author of foreword.). Michael, Maurice, 1909- (translator.). Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 Translation of : Farlig Tomandsfærd. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

Mikkelsen, an experienced Arctic adventurer, set out in 1909 to prove that Robert Perry's outline of the East Greeland coast was erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen, a ship's mechanic with no experience as an explorer, joined the expedition. Months later, the two men found themselves cut off from the world, suffering every imaginable Arctic travail: Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. The two retained their sanity-- and their humor-- for three days. This is their harrowing account of survival and companionship.

Record details

ISBN: 9781586423346
ISBN: 1586423347
Physical Description: xi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Edition: Steerforth Press Edition.
Publisher: Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©1955

Content descriptions

General Note:	Film tie-in. "Inspiration for the Netfilx film"--Cover. "First published in Danish as Farlig Tomandsfærd in 1955 by Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	The start of a Greenland expedition -- East Greenland at last -- Sledging in darkness and storm -- Goodbye to ship and comrades -- Along between heaven and earth -- Still on the inland ice -- Last days on the inland ice -- On land again -- In Danmarks fjord -- Sledging in slush -- Water and hunger -- Things get worse -- The days shorten -- The last spurt -- Winter again -- Spring and summer hope -- The third winter -- The last six months -- Hope fulfilled -- Postscript.
Original Version Note:	Originally published: Farlig Tomandsfærd. Copenhagen, Denmark: Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, 1955.
Language Note:	Text in English, translated from the Danish.