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The Arctic Book Review

The Arctic Book Review was founded in 1999 as an independent forum for book reviews on subjects related to the Arctic. Reviewers include distinguished authors, leading historians, broadcasters and public history professionals.

Polarworld is now delighted to host the best of the Arctic Book Review. Founding Editor, Professor Russell A. Potter, continues to explore the benefits of the Internet in promoting the history of polar exploration. Dr Huw Lewis-Jones was Guest Editor in 2008. These pages feature an archive of past articles with new reviews added throughout the year. Click on the links below to access each review.

Encounters on the Passage Dorothy Harley Eber Reviewed by David C. Woodman	Raising Kane Mark Metzler Sawin Reviewed by Russell A. Potter	Race to the Polar Sea Ken McGoogan Reviewed by Jonathan Dore
Arctic Hell-Ship William Barr Reviewed by Jonathan Dore	Arctic Spectacles Russell A. Potter Reviewed by Huw Lewis-Jones	Apostle to the Inuit Frédéric Laugrand Reviewed by Kenn Harper
Nanoq Snæbjornsdottir and Wilson Reviewed by Russell A. Potter	Francis Crozier Michael Smith Reviewed by Russell A. Potter	Resolute Martin Sandler Reviewed by Jonathan Dore
Mirage in the Arctic Ejnar Mikkelsen Reviewed by Jonathan Dore	The Ice Museum Joanna Kavenna Reviewed by Peter Fjågesund	A Documentary Life Robert J. Christopher Reviewed by Lawrence Millman

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