Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North PoleTrapped in the ice for two winters, the Jeannette eventually buckled under the crushing power of the pack and sank. Her crew escaped but was forced to haul eight tons of supplies and three boats over hundreds of miles of ice before reaching open water. A frigid, blizzard-churned sea claimed the men in one vessel. Those who reached land wandered across the vast wastelands of the Siberian tundra, some to safety, others to their deaths. |
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A Curious Departure I | 1 |
George and Emma | 10 |
The Petermann Factor | 24 |
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Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole Leonard Guttridge No preview available - 2006 |
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