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Alec Wilkinson
ALEC WILKINSON began writing for The New Yorker in 1980. Before that, he was a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and before that he was a rock-and-roll musician. He has published nine books, including The Happiest Man in the World and The Protest Singer. His honours include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lyndhurst Prize, and a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.
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THE ICE BALLOON [ePub edition]
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
Publication date: UK 2nd Feb 2012
THE ICE BALLOON
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
Publication date: UK 2nd Feb 2012