Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer
Chapter 1 ON THE ICE The eighteen months in the Far North with Peary changed MacMillan's life forever John H Bryant and Harold N Cones Dangerous Crossin A handful of men and dogs raced over the frozen Arctic Ocean their breath leaving a trail of mist behind them Howling winds and blowing snow stung their faces Mammoth sheets of ice crunched against each other with tremendous force In some places the ice split apart Some cracks were a few feet across others more than a mile wide After several days on the polar sea Donald Baxter
MacMillan a thirty four year old teacher from Massachusetts saw vapor lying low over the ice ahead That meant open water The men came to a halt Robert Peary the leader of the expedition said there was nothing to do but wait for the gap to close or for new ice to form over the frigid water They waited For days and days they waited frustrated
Donald B MacMillan wearing an Inughuit style hooded coat called a
