Ya, I've seen the Charles Bronson version a few times and they certainly didn't let the facts ruin a good story. It was sad how they romanticized Albert Johnson and made the RCMP look like a bunch of bafoons. I've read several different books on the subject but my favourite is the one by Dick North. They did make men a lot tougher back in those days!

I just finished reading Adventures in the Arctic by Peter Freuchen. You want to talk about some hardy people.