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The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole

Author
R. M. Ballantyne
Language
English
Length
300 pages
ISBN
9781787364318
Published
10 July 2022
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Ballantyne
  • adventure
  • stories
  • Scotland
  • nature
  • youth
  • travel
  • courage
  • fun
  • games

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Description

Arctic expedition with Captain Vane and the Whitebear party, led into the ice by the giant Inuit Chingatok on a push toward the Pole. Not a cabin boy named Nat Binks alone after a wreck. Exploration, friendship, and polar peril.

Author

R. M. Ballantyne was an author and missionary who wrote adventure novels for children. Many of his books were set in the Scottish Highlands, and featured heroes who were brave and resourceful. Ballantyne's writing was praised for its exciting plots and accurate descriptions of nature. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.

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