Ejnar Mikkelsen

Ejnar Mikkelsen, born in Denmark in 1880, was a self-described out-of-work explorer shackled by what he called the & “ fettering ties of civilization.& ” While not a household name even in his native land, he is considered a significant explorer who thrived on risk. He died in 1970. Lawrence Millman has written for Smithsonian, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Islands, Summit, and many other magazines. His books include Our Like Will Not Be There Again, Hero Jesse, A Kayak Full of Ghosts, Wolverine Creates the World, The Wrong-Handed Man, and Last Places. When not on the road, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.