1880-

Provides Arctic explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen's account of his experiences in 1910 searching for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, telling of the many difficulties he and Iver Iversen, a mechanic who joined him in Iceland, encountered, including frostbite, storms, starvation, and others.

Annie Sullivan accepted a colossal challenge when she agreed to teach Helen Keller. From the time Helen learned to eat and behave, until she graduated cum laude from Radcliffe, Annie was always there to help her.