Hampton Sides
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
- ISBN 13:
- 9781780747453
- author:
- Hampton Sides
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oneworld Publications
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- History, Military History, Armed Forces
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette In the late 19th century, the North Pole was a source of fascination, with theories about a verdant island and national glory at stake. James Gordon Bennett, the owner of The New York Herald, funded an official US naval expedition to reach the Pole, led by Captain George Washington De Long. The USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco in 1879, bound for the Arctic, but soon found itself trapped in pack ice. Two years into the voyage, disaster struck: the hull was breached, and the ship sank. The crew was left marooned, a thousand miles north of Siberia, with limited supplies. Their fate was sealed as they embarked on a long and perilous march across the endless ice. This harrowing tale of survival and exploration is a testament to the human spirit's capacity to endure in the most inhospitable of environments.
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