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Book Review of Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
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Realm of Ice and Sky is a thrilling narrative of polar exploration via of airship and the men who sacrificed everything to make history:
Walter Wellman pioneered polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation making history's first attempt.
1908 American explorer Dr Frederick Cook first to claim he made it to the North Pole.
1909 American Robert Peary made it to the North Pole.
1926 Amundsen and Norge flew over the North Pole.
1928 Nobile returned but the journey ended in disaster.
If you like thrilling books, then you will love this book. Highly recommended!