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Author: Joanna Kafarowski
Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.594kg
ISBN: 9781459739703
ISBN 10: 1459739701
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 11 January 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An exhaustively researched account of the remarkable life of Louise Arner Boyd ... Arctic aficionados, history buffs, and feminists will all be intrigued by this story of an adventurous life. * Publishers Weekly * Vividly written, exhaustively researched, and long overdue, this evocative biography brings to life a forgotten female explorer who cries out for greater recognition. What a wonderful addition to Arctic exploration literature. * Ken McGoogan, author of Lady Franklin's Revenge and Dead Reckoning * The early twentieth century was arguably the golden age of polar exploration and Louise Arner Boyd, heir to a fortune and raised a society woman in San Francisco, defied expectations to follow her dream to explore the most remote and dangerous regions on the planet. Joanna Kafarowski has given us a fascinating account of an adventurous spirit following an unconventional path. * Stephen R. Bown, author *
The early twentieth century was arguably the golden age of polar exploration and Louise Arner Boyd, heir to a fortune and raised a society woman in San Francisco, defied expectations to follow her dream to explore the most remote and dangerous regions on the planet. Joanna Kafarowski has given us a fascinating account of an adventurous spirit following an unconventional path. * Stephen R. Bown, author * Vividly written, exhaustively researched, and long overdue, this evocative biography brings to life a forgotten female explorer who cries out for greater recognition. What a wonderful addition to Arctic exploration literature. * Ken McGoogan, author of Lady Franklin's Revenge and Dead Reckoning * An exhaustively researched account of the remarkable life of Louise Arner Boyd ... Arctic aficionados, history buffs, and feminists will all be intrigued by this story of an adventurous life. * Publishers Weekly * Joanna Kafarowski's comprehensive biography of Boyd is a long-overdue examination of this wealthy and generous socialite, gifted photographer, and goal-oriented and determined expedition organizer. * Arctic journal *
Vividly written, exhaustively researched, and long overdue, this evocative biography brings to life a forgotten female explorer who cries out for greater recognition. What a wonderful addition to Arctic exploration literature. - Ken McGoogan, author of Lady Franklin's Revenge and Dead Reckoning The early twentieth century was arguably the golden age of polar exploration and Louise Arner Boyd, heir to a fortune and raised a society woman in San Francisco, defied expectations to follow her dream to explore the most remote and dangerous regions on the planet. Joanna Kafarowski has given us a fascinating account of an adventurous spirit following an unconventional path. - Stephen R. Bown, author
Author Information
Joanna Kafarowski, Ph.D., is an independent scholar and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an Affiliate Member of the American Geographical Society, and a Member of the Society of Woman Geographers. She is an inveterate traveller and currently divides her time between Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and Marple, Cheshire, England.
