Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00QJCKV6Q
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 52
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the expedition written by members*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“No matter how much forethought may be exercised these thoughts have never so strongly suggested themselves as at this time when we find ourselves in the broad Atlantic with our ship's trial pointed at the North star and every revolution of our propeller speeding us nearer our inhospitable destination and further from home and friends. We retire at a late hour to be lulled to sleep by the motion of the ship, which has not yet become unpleasant, and dream of icebergs and polar bears.” – Sergeant George RiceIt is the dreamland of most children in Europe and the Americas, and the mysterious home of the mythical Santa Claus, his devoted wife Mrs. Claus, the reindeer and the many elves who make Christmas toys each year. In many ways, the North Pole ...