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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grip of "Arctic Fever." The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship. Thus began their long march across the endless ice --- a frozen hell in the most lonesome corner of the world --- as they desperately strove for survival.

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Hampton Sides

  • Publication Date: August 5, 2014
  • Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday
  • ISBN-10: 0385535376
  • ISBN-13: 9780385535373