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Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1643130129
Publisher: Pegasus Books; 1 edition (February 5, 2019)
Publication Date: February 5, 2019
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Language: English
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The astonishing voyage of the first solo crossing of Antarctica by the unlikeliest of arctic explorers.By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica, and its vast interior remained a mystery frozen in time. Hoping to write his name in the history books, wealthy American Lincoln Ellsworth announced he would fly across the unexplored continent. And to honor his hero, Wyatt Earp, he would carry his gun belt on the flight.The main obstacles to Ellsworth’s ambition were numerous: he didn’t like the cold, he avoided physical work, and he couldn’t navigate. Consequently, he hired the experienced Australian explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, to organize the expedition on his behalf. While Ellsworth battled depression and struggled to conceal his homosexuality, Wilkins purchased a ship, hired a crew, and ordered a revolutionary new airplane constructed. The Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Expeditions became epics of misadventure, as competitors plotted to beat Ellsworth, pilots refused to fly, crews mutinied, and the ship was repeatedly trapped in the ice. Finally, in 1935, Ellsworth took off to fly from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea. A few hours after leaving, radio contact with him was lost and the world gave him up for dead. Antarctica’s Lost Aviator brings alive one of the strangest episodes in polar history, using previously unpublished diaries, correspondence, photographs, and film to reveal the amazing true story of the first crossing of Antarctica and how, against all odds, it was achieved by the unlikeliest of heroes.About the Author: Jeff Maynard's books include The Unseen Anzac, Wings of Ice, Niagara's Gold, and Divers in Time. He has written for television and is a book reviewer for the Melbourne Herald Sun. He is a member of the Explorers Club and a former President of the Historical Diving Society. This is his first book to be published in America.my thoughts4.5it took me a while to get into the story , but once i did i couldn't put it down, with that said i would like to Netgalley for letting me read and review it in change for my honest opinion
A history of polar exploration that principally chronicles the life and adventures of American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth, but also includes brief histories of those explorers who followed polar pioneers Ernest Shackelton, Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott. Jeff Maynard’s work is moving and fascinating on several different levels. The physical and technological challenges to successful North and South Pole exploration were daunting enough, but of course people will add their own complications and Maynard does an excellent job of recounting the personal and political issues which made conquering the final unknown land and ice masses of earth even more difficult and complex.Lincoln Ellsworth was a rich man by inheritance who featured a personality that most found insufferable. Rejected by his father because Lincoln had rejected the idea of assuming leadership of the father’s business empire, he sought to distinguish himself along paths of his own choosing. To a large extent, he bought his way into his adventures, but he was also possessed a vision for himself and a determination that periodically enabled him to pursue his ambitions of discovering and exploring the unknown. He would overcome both the myriad challenges of polar exploration and his own burdensome psychological quirks.Maynard has done an admirable job of not only recounting harrowing polar explorations in a most concise and lucid fashion, but he has also presented the complex personalities of Ellsworth and his chief rival, Richard Byrd, in a manner that enables the reader to draw his/her own conclusions regarding the merits and foibles of these two men. Ellsworth and Byrd were virtually opposite personality types: Ellsworth a painfully withdrawn introvert and Byrd, a flamboyant extrovert. Both were very well known and controversial figures in their own time, but today Byrd is a relatively well-known historical figure, while Ellsworth’s slide into obscurity began while he was still alive. Both men accomplished feats that remain astounding to this day, given the incredibly nightmarish polar conditions and technological limitations of the equipment then available. Neither man was above attempting to assume a lion’s share of whatever credit was available for their respective successes, which of course did not endear them to their expedition mates. The author relates the bitter rivalries between several other polar explorers and some of the chicanery employed by those competing for scarce resources and the glory of being first and foremost. We also read about acts of consummate bravery and selflessness such as Roald Amundsen’s attempt to locate and rescue Italian explorer Umberto Nobile and the crew of the Italia, an airship that had crashed during a flight over the North Pole.For me, what makes this book especially memorable is Maynard’s portrait of Lincoln Ellsworth: a driven dreamer of a man often tortured by indecision and a consequent crippling inertia; additionally he is afflicted with an emotional hermit personality that made him a severe trial to himself and others. The title literally relates to Ellsworth’s third attempt to fly across the South Polar continent, but I believe “lost†also refers to Ellsworth’s sense of self and additionally, his marginal historical position in the popular histories of polar exploration. Ellsworth’s internal battles seem no less fierce than his battles with the polar elements, although some of Ellsworth’s antics and bizarre peccadilloes are of the type that are humorous – as long as you were not there when he was going off. As for the judgment of history, Ellsworth deserves a better fate, but it seems pretty clear how circumstances (competing with better self-promoters) and his own predilection for alienating his contemporaries (who would often omit him from their own histories of polar exploration) have conspired to relegate him to the shadows of polar exploration, but this book should help correct this.Appendices include a lucid explanation of the navigational challenges faced by polar explorers during Ellsworth’s time and the mechanical devices and measurement techniques used to overcome them. Includes an index, notes and a bibliography. A must for all polar exploration enthusiasts.
We often forget how lucky we are to have GPS (and its World War II predecessor, LORAN). This book reminds readers of how challenging it was to navigate back in the 1930s, especially over an unexplored region such as Antarctica. The technical explanations, some of which are relegated to an appendix are good.The story is interesting and the persistence of the main characters is amazing. Four trips to Antarctica, each of which consumed an entire season. The risks taken are also breathtaking.It's a good story, especially if you're a pilot.
Good book. Well written. Good photos. Only two problems. He says in two places the Congressional Medal of Honor. The official name is the Medal of Honor. Even the Congressional Medal of honor society gets it wrong. The other is more serious. The map after page 139 is inadequate. I realize that the exact path of the flight depicted is unknown, but they do know the start and finish. How about a reasonable path?
You normally hear about the “main players†when it comes to polar exploration so this book was refreshing. Ellsworth and Wilkins were a great combination of dreamer and quiet achiever. The several attempts Ellsworth made to cross the Antarctic shows you how dangerous this environment was, and still is.
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