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First to the Pole: The Amazing True Story of a Salesman from Minnesota and His Friends Who Became the First to Reach the North Pole over the Ice
| Full title: | First to the Pole: The Amazing True Story of a Salesman from Minnesota and His Friends Who Became the First to Reach the North Pole over the Ice |
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| ISBN: | 9780878394463 |
| ISBN 10: | 087839446X |
| Authors: | Ramstad, C. J. Pickering, Keith |
| Publisher: | North Star Press of St. Cloud |
| Edition: | First Edition |
| Num. pages: | 245 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
The amazing true story of a salesman from Minnesota and his friends who became the first to reach the north pole over the ice.
'I loved Ralph Plaisted like my own Dad. But even if you didnât know Ralph and his team, you will love this book. Ralph taught me the true spirit of adventure by living it. Who else could sit over a glass of scotch in Duluth looking out over Lake Superiorâs stark winter ice cap and dream of conquering the North Pole by snowmobile? Who else could realize that dream of having a United State Air Force plane radio to him at the Pole proclaiming âPlaisted, every direction from where you fellas are is south!â That could-only-be Ralph. First to the Pole engages the reader on every twist and turn of this amazing journey. A journey that not only captures the North Pole, but the true spirit of adventure which was the fabric of my dear friend and wilderness mentor, Ralph Plaisted.' -Eric Gislason, Longtime KSTP-TV Sports Reporter/Outdoor TV Show Host/Storyteller