{"product_id":"realm-of-ice-and-sky-triumph-tragedy-and-historys-greatest-arctic-rescue-hardcover","title":"Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBuddy Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo-time National Outdoor Book Award-winning author Buddy Levy's thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship\u003c\/b\u003e―\u003cb\u003eand the men who sacrificed everything to make history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArctic explorer and American visionary Walter Wellman pioneered both polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation, making history's first attempts at each. Wellman has been cast as a self-promoting egomaniac known mostly for his catastrophic failures. Instead he was a courageous innovator who pushed the boundaries of polar exploration and paved the way for the ultimate conquest of the North Pole--which would be achieved not by dogsled or airplane, but by airship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican explorer Dr. Frederick Cook was the first to claim he made it to the North Pole in 1908. A year later, so did American Robert Peary, but both Cook's and Peary's claims had been seriously questioned. There was enough doubt that Norwegian explorer extraordinaire Roald Amundsen--who'd made history and a name for himself by being first to sail through the Northwest Passage and first man to the South Pole--picked up where Walter Wellman left off, attempting to fly to the North Pole by airship. He would go in the \u003ci\u003eNorge\u003c\/i\u003e, designed by Italian aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile. The 350-foot Norge flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926, and Amundsen was able to accurately record and verify their exact location. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, the engineer Nobile felt slighted by Amundsen. Two years later, Nobile returned, this time in the \u003ci\u003eItalia, \u003c\/i\u003ebacked by Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. This was an Italian enterprise, and Nobile intended to win back the global accolades and reputation he believed Amundsen had stripped from him. The journey ended in disaster, death, and accusations of cannibalism, launching one of the great rescue operations the world had ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealm of Ice and Sky \u003c\/i\u003eis the riveting tale of the men who first flew the most advanced technological airships of their time to the top of the world, risking and even giving their lives for science, country, and polar immortality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUDDY LEVY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than half a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk; Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition; Conquistador: Hern?n Cort?s, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs; River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana and the Deadly First Voyage Through the Amazon. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNo Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Geronimo: Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior. \u003c\/i\u003eHis books have been published in a dozen languages and won numerous awards. He lives in Idaho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978313072941,"sku":"9781250289186","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wHaWS38Bc79781250289186.webp?v=1775801568","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/realm-of-ice-and-sky-triumph-tragedy-and-historys-greatest-arctic-rescue-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}