In the kingdom of ice: the grand and terrible Polar voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Sides, Hampton.
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BookPublisher: Oneworld 2015ISBN: 9781780745213; 1780745214.Classification number: 910.452 SIDSubject(s): De Long George Washington 1844-1881 | Jeannette | Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century | Shipwreck survival -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th centurySubject: In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across t
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 910.452 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002881987X |
In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across t
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