In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the USS Jeannette
Sides, Hampton2015
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In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across the endless ice. Battling everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition fought madness and starvation as they desperately strove for survival. Here is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most unforgiving territory on Earth.
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London, England : Oneworld, 2015.
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xiii, 454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 2014.Includes bibliographical references.
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9781780745213 (hbk)
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English
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1795153
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