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My husband and I purchased the Lego of Endurance, the magnificent ship of Ernest Shackleton. Over several months, we meticulously assembled the ship, and we finally completed it. We are incredibly proud of our efforts and the accomplishment we have achieved. My book review of Endurance by Alfred Lansing has been updated with photos and information.

Updated Review abookandadog.com/blog/endurance?rq=endurance

My bookclub is on a nonfiction kick and this month we learned about Captain Cook. Mostly about Cook‘s last expedition, the people and their cultures they met and life on the waters from New Zealand to Alaska and back to Hawaii where Cook met his fate. Interesting and thought provoking for sure.

Once again I am conflicted as to how to rate this. I think the beginning of this could have benefitted from better organization. There was a lot of information thrown out, out there that eventually started to make sense, is my only real issue.

I am always fascinated by “exploration“ type books even if a lot of them are motivated by greed and colonialism. There is still so much merit there.

A book detailing the life & disappearance of explorer Hubert Darrell in 1910. Although he was respected by people such as Roald Amundsen for his feats in crossing uncharted areas of the Northwest Territories alone & on foot, after his disappearance his name has largely faded into history. So what actually happened to Darrell?

a bunch of holds came in all at once…#library

Up next…I‘ve had this on my shelf for a while. I enjoy this author!

#bookspinbingo
#unreadbookshelf
#nonfiction

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A year later, a member of a group called The Gospel Coalition admitted that Chau had not only broken Indian law in pursuit of his evangelical mission, but also risked transmitting some deadly disease to those he sought to convert. Still, the writer argued, this is a perfectly acceptable risk: the fate of the islanders' immortal souls weighs more than their earthly survival.

Part history, part travel book, Disappointment River looks back at the life and effort of Alexander Mackenzie to find the NW Passage in 1789. Castner then recreates the voyage along the river that now bears Mackenzie‘s name. I really enjoyed this! I thought both parts were done so well.