When artist, illustrator, writer, and adventurer Rockwell Kent first published N by E in a limited edition in 1930, his account of a voyage on a 33-foot cutter from New York Harbor to the rugged shores of Greenland quickly became a collectors item. Little wonder, for readers are immediately drawn to Kents vivid descriptions of the experience; we share the feeling of wind and wet and cold, of lifting seas and steep descents, of rolling over as the wind gusts hit, and the sound of wind in the shrouds, of hard spray flung on a drum-tight canvas, of rushing water at the scuppers, of the gale shearing a tormented sea. When the ship sinks in a storm-swept fjord within 50 miles of its destination, the story turns to the stranding and subsequent rescue of the three-man crew, salvage of the vessel, and life among native Greenlanders. Magnificently illustrated by Kents wood-block prints and narrated in his poetic and highly entertaining style, this tale of the perils of killer noreasters, treacherous icebergs, and impenetrable fog -- and the joys of sperm whales breaching or dawn unmasking a longed-for landfall -- is a rare treat for old salts and landlubbers alike.About the Author:ROCKWELL KENT (1882-1971) was one of Americas most celebrated graphic artists. At the height of his career, during the 1930s and 1940s, Kents artwork appeared virtually everywhere. Although his illustrations for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and Moby Dick are perhaps his most famous artistic achievements, Kent also created the random house that, despite revision through the years, has been the colophon of that company since its inception in 1928. A highly vocal political activist, Kents refusal to comply with McCarthys Committee on Un-American Activities and his subsequent denunciation of the Vietnam War resulted in his general dismissal from the art world. Kents travel books, which include Wilderness, Voyaging, N by E, Salamina, and Greenland Journal, have all appeared in limited editions since his death-a tribute to their perennial appeal.