Chauncey Loomis was born in New York in 1930 and studied at
Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton (A.B., Ph.D.) and Columbia
universities (M.A.). He came to exploration through his interest in
photography and has been on three expeditions to the Peruvian Andes
and five to the Arctic. He recently retired after teaching English
at Dartmouth College for thirty-six years. He lives in
Massachusetts.
Jon Krakauer is the author of Into Thin Air, which was a finalist
for the Pulitzer Prize, and Into the Wild. His work has appeared in
many magazines, including Outside, Smithsonian, and National
Geographic. He chose the books in the Modern Library Exploration
series for their literary merit and historical significance--and
because he found them such a pleasure to read.
"Fascinating."--The Boston Globe
"Spellbinding."--Library Journal
"One of the best Arctic narratives ever written."--David Roberts
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