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In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette

Sides, Hampton.

In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette / - First edition. - 454 pages

Includes bibliographical references.

A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole cites the contributions of German cartographer August Peterman, New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett and famed naval officer George Washington De Long in the team's efforts to survive brutal environmental conditions.

9780385535373 0385535376

2014004367


Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918.
De Long, George W. 1844-1881.


Jeannette (Steamer)--History.


Shipwrecks--History--Arctic Ocean--19th century.
Shipwreck survival--History--Arctic Ocean--19th century.
Shipwreck survival--History--Russia (Federation)--Siberia--19th century.

G530.J37 / S53 2014

910.4/52