The Ice Master The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
The Ice Master The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
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It was to be the grandest and most elaborate Artic expedition in history. In fact, it was to be the most comprehensive scientific attack on the Arctic of all time, with the largest scientific staff ever taken on such an expedition.
The Ice Master is an epic tale of adventure, with a cast of characters as rich as any novel. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, and journals, of crew members, their descendants and, astonishingly, interviews with survivors, Jennifer Niven's book is a riveting account of one of the most ambitious - and disastrous - Arctic expeditions ever mounted. It is a story about unlikely heroes and unexpected villains - humans reduced to their primal needs by the infinite power and mystery of nature...
The Ice Master is an epic tale of adventure, with a cast of characters as rich as any novel. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, and journals, of crew members, their descendants and, astonishingly, interviews with survivors, Jennifer Niven's book is a riveting account of one of the most ambitious - and disastrous - Arctic expeditions ever mounted. It is a story about unlikely heroes and unexpected villains - humans reduced to their primal needs by the infinite power and mystery of nature...
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Paperback, 8th Edition
ISBN13: 9780330391238
PAN BOOKS, 2001
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