Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely ExpeditionThe Arctic's most notorious expedition . . . a true story of mutiny, madness, suicide, and cannibalism. In July 1881, 25 men set sail to establish a scientific base in the Arctic region. Three years later only six returned. Through private letters and diaries of the doomed men, Guttridge--author of "Icebound"--gives a day-by-day chronicle that is brilliantly told, unbelievable true, and absolutely unforgettable. |
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... Robeson Channel and doubtless right through to the North Pole . I have seen Santa Claus up here . " He told his sons that he had made arrangements with him to have Christmas gifts delivered from St. John's and Washington . “ Papa has ...
... Robeson Channel and doubtless right through to the North Pole . I have seen Santa Claus up here . " He told his sons that he had made arrangements with him to have Christmas gifts delivered from St. John's and Washington . “ Papa has ...
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... Robeson Channel , on good days Greely could see the shore where the Hall expedition had come to grief . That was the Greenland side , and few explorers had pushed up the coast farther than Thank God Harbor . Not much exploration had ...
... Robeson Channel , on good days Greely could see the shore where the Hall expedition had come to grief . That was the Greenland side , and few explorers had pushed up the coast farther than Thank God Harbor . Not much exploration had ...
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... Robeson Channel when Private Henry complained of rheumatism . Lockwood ordered him back to the station . As the crossing began , Sergeant Maurice Connell's feet froze . He , too , returned to Fort Conger , borne halfway on a sledge ...
... Robeson Channel when Private Henry complained of rheumatism . Lockwood ordered him back to the station . As the crossing began , Sergeant Maurice Connell's feet froze . He , too , returned to Fort Conger , borne halfway on a sledge ...
Contents
THE CIRCUMPOLAR PLAN | 3 |
THE YOUNG GREELY | 14 |
A TURBULENT OUTFITTING | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Adolphus Greely American Arctic Army Beebe Bender Biederbick boats cache Camp Clay Cape Sabine Cape York Captain Caziarc Chandler coast Colwell commander Conger Connell crew Cross depot diary Disko duty Elison Ellesmere Island Eskimo expedition's exploration floes Franklin Bay Expedition Godhavn Greely Papers Greely wrote Greely's Greely's party Greenland Harbor Hazen Henrietta Greely Howgate Howgate's Jeannette John's journal Kane Basin Karl Weyprecht knew Lady Franklin Bay land launch letter Lieutenant Garlington Lieutenant Greely Lieutenant Kislingbury Lieutenant Lockwood Melville Bay memorandum miles NARA Nares naval Navy orders party's Pavy Pavy's Pike Pike's Private Henry Proteus rations record relief expedition relief ship retreat Robeson Channel sail Schley Schneider Sergeant Brainard Sergeant Rice shore Signal Corps Signal Officer sledge sleeping Smith Sound station steam supplies Thank God Harbor Thetis thought tion told Upernavik vessel Washington Weyprecht whaleboat whalers Wildes winter wrote Greely Yantic