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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Arctic Exploration... Pamphlets
Author:
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 470
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Trial by Ice
Author: Richard Parry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307492125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
“An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the Polaris, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and began their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return. What transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. Trial by Ice is an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little known tragedies at sea in American history. “ABSORBING . . . Suspense builds as Parry describes the events leading up to Hall’s ‘murder,’ then climaxes in horrifying detail.” –Publishers Weekly “RIVETING.” –Library Journal
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307492125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
“An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the Polaris, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and began their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return. What transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. Trial by Ice is an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little known tragedies at sea in American history. “ABSORBING . . . Suspense builds as Parry describes the events leading up to Hall’s ‘murder,’ then climaxes in horrifying detail.” –Publishers Weekly “RIVETING.” –Library Journal
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal United Service Institution, (to April 30th, 1889.)
Author: Royal United Service Institution (Great Britain). Library
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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The Expedition
Author: Bea Uusma
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1781859612
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
11 July, 1897. Three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. They never return. Two days into their journey they make a crash landing then disappear into a white nightmare. 33 years later. The men's bodies are found, perfectly preserved under the snow and ice. They had enough food, clothing and ammunition to survive. Why did they die? 66 years later. Bea Uusma is at a party. Bored, she pulls a books off the shelf. It is about the expedition. For the next fifteen years, Bea will think of nothing else... Can she solve the mystery of The Expedition?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1781859612
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
11 July, 1897. Three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. They never return. Two days into their journey they make a crash landing then disappear into a white nightmare. 33 years later. The men's bodies are found, perfectly preserved under the snow and ice. They had enough food, clothing and ammunition to survive. Why did they die? 66 years later. Bea Uusma is at a party. Bored, she pulls a books off the shelf. It is about the expedition. For the next fifteen years, Bea will think of nothing else... Can she solve the mystery of The Expedition?
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal United Service Institution
Author: Royal United Service Institution (Great Britain). Library
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Bulletin
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Bulletin
Author: United States. Office of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army
Author: Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Medical libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Medical libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Air Force Pamphlet
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
Publisher:
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Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary.
Publisher:
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Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary.