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In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette Cover Image Book Book

In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette / Hampton Sides.

Sides, Hampton, (author.).

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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  • ISBN: 9780385535373
  • Physical Description: xiii, 454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2014.

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Subject: Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918.
De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881.
Jeannette (Ship) > History.
Shipwrecks > Arctic Ocean > History > 19th century.
Shipwreck survival > Arctic Ocean > History > 19th century.
Shipwreck survival > Russia (Federation) > Siberia > History > 19th century.

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