<p>Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. In the centennial year of Antarctic exploration, Carleton College is honored to publish a new edition of "Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey" written by its fourth president, Laurence M. Gould. Dr. Gould was a professor of geology at Carleton and served as its president from 1945 to 1962."More than 80 years ago, Larry Gould went to Antarctica as second in command on Richard E. Byrd's first expedition to that frozen, beautiful, mysterious and dangerous continent. Antarctic exploration has changed significantly since that time, yet Gould's story continues to fascinate. His frank, and often poetic, account of the sledge journey details life on the trail, including such things as the men and their relationship to the dogs, the joy in geological discoveries, and of course the cold...the brutal, biting, undeniable cold. Appropriate for the casual reader as well as the polar scholar, "Cold" remains an important account of life as an expedition member on what would be one of the most important expeditions in Antarctic exploration history."--Laura J. Kissel, Polar Curator, Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program"Laurence McKinley Gould's account of a five-person, 1500 mile dog sled journey through Antarctica during the era of heroic exploration 80 years ago remains a classic of polar literature. On every page, Gould places the reader on sleds, climbing mountains, and inside confining tents as winds howl and polar temperatures drop. "Cold" should be on the shelf of anyone interested in the ongoing adventure that is Antarctica."--Lisle Rose, author of "Explorer: The Life of Richard E. Byrd", is retired from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.</p>

Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey

Laurence McKinley Gould

Carleton College

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Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey