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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U. S. Steamer "Jeannette", in the Polar Seas ...
Author: History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U. S. Steamer "Jeannette", in the Polar Seas
Author: Henry Llewellyn WilliamsPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021688415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1879, the USS Jeannette set out on a mission to explore the Arctic, but it became trapped in ice and eventually sank, leaving its crew stranded in the frozen wilderness. This book, written by one of the survivors, provides a gripping account of the harrowing ordeal, including descriptions of the crew's struggles with starvation, hypothermia, and other extreme conditions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
History of the adventurous voyage and terrible shipwreck of the U. S. steamer "Jeannette"
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385414431
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U.S. Steamer "Jeannette"
Author: History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U. S. Steamer "Jeannette" in the Polar Seas
Author: History of the adventurous voyage and terrible shipwreck of the U. S. steamer "Jeannette"
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385414423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Bound by Ice
Author: Sandra Neil WallacePublisher: Calkins Creek
ISBN: 1629794287
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Recounts George W. De Long's expedition to reach the North Pole.
Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 1
Author: Peter J KitsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000558932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.
Americana. Catalog of the Collection of William Clogston, Esq., of Springfield, Mass
Author: William ClogstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In the Kingdom of Ice
Author: Hampton SidesPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307946916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack. Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.