Dramatic poetic text, including passages from Byrd's journal, tells of Richard Byrd's season by himself in the ice, snow, and winter darkness at the South Pole. He had a small cabin, a radio to the outside, a kerosene lantern and supply tunnels built under the snow. His job was to check various weather instuments and discover for himself what it meant to be alone in such harsh conditions. As the winter progressed, Bryd fell ill from the carbon monoxide filling the tunnels, and battled to stay alive in the hope that help would arrive. This is tense and gripping, and powerfully illustrates the dangers of being alone in an unforgiving land.
