As with any exploration story, this story begins with a map that hides a secret. Salt, tall as a mountain, buried clear white veils of fluid rock, and a target that dares to wrap itself against its throat. We are in Guinea-Bissau, and it is the year 2004. A rig hums, hoses hiss, and the...
by Buddy Levy When one thinks of the great American polar explorers in history, names like Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, Donald Macmillan, and Richard Byrd come to mind immediately. A lesser known but significant figure in the annals of the polar exploration is Lincoln Ellsworth, who accompanied Norwegian Roald Amundsen on two major expeditions from […] The post Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar …
