Status Updates From Icebound: Shipwrecked at th...

“Meanwhile, as the end of the century approached, a cult of suffering emerged. Circulation wars between newspapers promoting various explorers and expeditions dramatized stiff-upper-lip accounts in which [readers] could agonize along with their heroes almost in real time.” Yes. That’s exactly what this book is. Here for it.

Scurvy, polar bears, killing, and hubris. I’m exasperated at so many things - while safe and comfy in my bed surrounded by globally traded goods - and worried for these patent idiots. No definitely don’t *wear* those furs from all the bears you’ve killed; Arctic overwintering isn’t cold or anything. FFS.