Allure of the Ice Floes

Romance versus Reality in Arctic History.

Mark Lovewell

The Man Who Mapped the Arctic: The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant

Peter Steele

Raincoast Books

285 pages, hardcover

ISBN: 1551926482

The Last Imaginary Place: A Human History of the Arctic World

Robert McGhee

Key Porter Books

296 pages, hardcover

ISBN: 1552636372

Mark Lovewell

Mark Lovewell has held various senior roles at Ryerson University. He is also one of the magazine’s contributing editors.