The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame
A Life of Louise Arner Boyd
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Narrated by:
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Kate Mulligan
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Written by:
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Joanna Kafarowski
About this listen
The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd - the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the 20th century.
Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era.
After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today.
©2017 Joanna Kafarowski (P)2021 Blackstone PublishingWhat listeners say about The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame
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- Kate Greenaway
- 2022-06-25
An inspirational read!
I never imagined that a woman could be so influential in Arctic exploration in the 1920s and 30s! I’m so glad her accomplishments have been fully documented for posterity. This was a fascinating book. I especially appreciated the author’s use of personal correspondence and journals (from a range of sources) to elaborate the various realities Louise faced. This book certainly heightened my interest in visiting Greenland and Norway!
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- Roberta W
- 2024-10-29
Superb!
How wonderful to learn about Louise and her grand adventures. It is about time that she becomes as well known as the famous male explorers of her time. Bravo!
An annoyance: the narrator, when speaking of a parent’s death, says “executer” (as in killer), rather than “executor” (as in one carrying out the deceased will). Jarring and took away from the listening experience.
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