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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By Sides, Hampton
- ISBN
- 9780385535373
- Publisher
- Doubleday
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Reviewed on June 15, 2014 | Social Sciences
In 1879, U.S. naval officer and explorer George W. De Long (1844–81) set off on a highly publicized attempt to reach the uncharted and mysterious North Pole. Sides (Hellhound on His Trail; editor, Outside magazine) presents a lengthy, gripping, and well-written account of De Long's treacherous expedition. Backed by the vast wealth of newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennett, De Long's voyage aboard the USS Jeannette ground to a grim ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
