" . . . no man can hope to be completely free who lingers within reach of familiar habits and urgencies. "
Richard E. Byrd,
Alone
I picked this book up some time ago, but just opened it this morning. I was reeling under the influence of having just been introduced to the The Last Alaskans via episodes 3 & 4 of the first season of that Animal Planet series, and needed more desperate cold, isolation, and desolation. And I almost immediately felt a kinship with this Byrd fellow. I may have to drill down on this book for a little while before I get back to the Hungarians.
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