In the kingdom of ice the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette
A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole cites the contributions of German cartographer August Petermann, New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett and famed naval officer George Washington De Long in the team's efforts to survive brutal environmental...
| Main Author: | Sides, Hampton (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Doubleday,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole cites the contributions of German cartographer August Petermann, 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. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780385535373 0385535376 |
| Author Notes: |
(Publisher Provided) |