Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer

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Synopsis
From 1908 until 1954, Donald Baxter MacMillan spent nearly 50 years exploring the Arctic--longer than anyone else. Growing up near the ocean, and orphaned by 12, MacMillan forged an adventurous life. Mary Morton Cowan focuses on the vital role MacMillan played in Robert Peary's 1908-09 North Pole Expedition, as well as his relationships with explorers Peary, Matthew Henson, and Richard Byrd. She follows his long and distinguished career, including daring adventures, contributions to environmental science and to the cultural understanding of eastern Arctic natives.

Working closely with the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College, Cowan showcases many MacMillan documents and archival photographs, many MacMillan's own in this winner of the John Burroughs Nature Books for Young Readers Award.

Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781629791746
Related ISBNs:
9781590787090
Publisher:
Boyds Mills Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Mary Morton Cowan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
4–6
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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