“Yet, even the -50°F temperatures, hurricane-force winds, treacherous sea ice, and inevitable Arctic assault that awaited her paled as obstacles when compared to the possibility of a polar bear encounter. In the best case, Helen knew she could hope to find herself regarded by these fearless permanent residents of the territory as merely an interloper, in the worst, she understood she would be prey.”
Slung sweeps through the reader through inspiring, sometimes tragic, often humorous tales of adventurous women--from the 18th century to the 21st century. Copy inscribed by author.
Washington, DC: Adventure Press, 2000. Hardcover. Octavo. 243 pages. Very good condition dust jacket. Boards clean with only the slightest bit of edge wear and bumping to corners. Binding tight and square. Owner’s inscription on fly leaf. Author’s inscription on half title page. Pages otherwise clear. Clean copy.
