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"Nasht's thoroughly captivating account of the exploits of Hubert Wilkins makes for an exhilarating, edge-of-your-chair read" (John Berendt, #1 New York Times –bestselling author). In the tradition of The Ice Master and Endurance , here is the incredible story of the first truly modern explorer, whose death-defying adventures and uncommon modesty make this book itself an extraordinary discovery. Hubert Wilkins was the most successful explorer in history—no one saw with his own eyes more undiscovered land and sea. Largely self-taught, Wilkins became a celebrated newsreel cameraman in the early 1900s, as well as a reporter, pilot, spy, war hero, scientist, and adventurer, capturing in his lens war and famine, cheating death repeatedly, meeting world leaders like Lenin and Stalin, and circling the globe on a zeppelin. Apprenticing with the greats of polar exploration, including Shackleton in the Antarctic, Wilkins recognized the importance of new technologies such as the airplane and submarine. He helped map the Canadian Arctic and plumbed the ocean depths from the icecap. A pioneer in the truest sense of the word, he became the first man to fly across the North Pole, which won hi

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Author

Simon Nasht

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781628732641

Category

history

Subjects

Sports, Travel, History

Rating

4.4 / 5 (128 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14