Alec Wilkinson: 2 books
The Ice Balloon
S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the North Pole by flying to it in a hydrogen balloon. Called by a British military officer “the most original...
by Alec Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
A spirited and intimate look at American icon and activist Pete Seeger.
Throughout his life, Pete Seeger transformed a classic American musical style into a form of peaceful protest against war, segregation, and nuclear weapons. Drawing on his extensive talks with Seeger, Alec Wilkinson delivers...