author
Kennett Longley Rawson
1911–1992
An Arctic memoirist who first published his adventure while still a teenager, he brought the far north to life through the eyes of a young cabin boy. His story has the freshness of firsthand discovery, shaped by real expedition experience.
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A boy's-eye view of the Arctic
by Kennett Longley Rawson
About the author
Kennett Longley Rawson (1911–1992) is best known for A Boy's-Eye View of the Arctic, a firsthand account of the 1925 voyage to northern Greenland led by Commander Donald B. MacMillan. Published in 1926, the book draws on Rawson's experience as a very young participant in the expedition and gives readers an unusually immediate, youthful view of Arctic travel and exploration.
Beyond that early book, Rawson also had a notable connection to exploration and naval service. Records of his Navy Cross identify him as Kennett Longley Rawson and state that he was honored for his service as navigator with the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1933–1935.
Because detailed biographical sources are limited, many parts of his later life are less widely documented in the sources reviewed here. What stands out clearly is the combination of youthful adventure writing and real expedition experience that makes his work especially memorable.