Stephen R. Bown

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<B>Stephen R. Bown</B> is author of <I>The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen</I> and <I>White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic</I>, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016. His award-winning books, including <I>Scurvy</I> and <I>Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash</I>, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester."