A narrative account of the daring adventures of the legendary polar explorer and aviator and his loveable dog companion draws on letters, diaries, interviews, newspaper clippings, and expedition records to recount their dramatic and history-making achievements in the North and South Poles.

An account of Admiral Richard Byrd's stay alone in a small shack during an antarctic winter.

In the age of adventure, when dirigibles coasted through the air and vast swaths of the Earth remained untouched and unseen by humankind, two titans of exploration competed in the race of a lifetime: to be the first aviator to fly over the North Pole. This is their story.