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Neat thread, ever since I read about the Franklin Expedition as a child I've been fascinated by everything pertaining to the Arctic. My recommendation is Alone by Richard Byrd: quote:When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire "to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they really are." But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring, Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical illness. I also recommend The Terrors of Ice and Darkness by Christoph Ransmayr which is not only a fascinating description of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition (1872 - 1874) but also just a great book (though I can't vouch for the English translation).
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