Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole

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Berkley Books, 2001 - History - 237 pages
This riveting account of America's unsuccessful quest for the North Pole in 1879 and the cover-up that followed reads like a Gothic mystery, with a cast of characters usually found only in fiction.

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A Curious Departure
1
George and Emma
8
The Petermann Factor
19
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