Realm of Ice and Sky, the newest book from award-winning author Buddy Levy, is the thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship—and the men who sacrificed everything to make history. 

From Arctic explorer and American visionary Walter Wellman who pioneered both polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation, to American explorer Dr. Frederick Cook who was the first to claim he made it to the North Pole in 1908, and Norwegian explorer extraordinaire Roald Amundsen who attempted to fly to the North Pole by airship, Levy's newest book is a serial history of the aerial explorations to reach the summit of the Earth.

This program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Link forthcoming. Book signing to follow.

Buddy Levy is an award-winning author known for his books on arctic history. His last book, Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk, won the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award and was a finalist for the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition. Levy is the author of more than ten books, including Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition, and River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana’s Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon. His books have been published in eight languages and won numerous awards. He lives in Idaho.