Louise Arner Boyd: The Girl Who Tamed the Arctic by Maelle Doliveux LAB She found a purpose

She found a purpose

Louise Boyd (1887-1972) was a California gold heiress turned Arctic explorer

when she traveled to the far north Atlantic Ocean

explorers' and missionaries' diaries and correspondence

and recipient of the Norwegian Chevalier Cross of the Order of Saint Olav for her attempts to rescue Roald Amundsen

Louise Arner Boyd: The Girl Who Tamed the Arctic by Maelle Doliveux LAB She found a purposeThis beautiful book is illustrated with handcut paper artwork by the artist and author Doliveux. She also has signed each copy! Louise Boyd (1887 1972) was a California gold heiress turned Arctic explorer. Her accomplishments were vast and numerous; first woman to fly over the North Pole, having an area of East Greenland named after her, second woman to receive the Cullum medal from the American Geographical Society, and recipient of the Norwegian