| Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition Contributor(s): Guttridge, Leonard F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595409695 ISBN-13: 9780595409693 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Through private letters and diaries, the author presents a day-by-day chronicle of the true story of the 25 men who in 1881 set sail to establish a scientific base in the Artic region of Lady Franklin Bay. Three years later, only three returned. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - Travel | Polar Regions |
| Dewey: 919.804 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "As fascinating and exciting as any adventure novel."-The Atlantic Monthly "Adventure aplenty here, not to mention execution, mutiny, starvation, suicide, and cannibalism."-Salon.com "Will easily net the aficionados of adventure and disaster tales."-Booklist "Shares the elements of the bestsellers Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm. Guttridge chillingly recreates it all."-P.O.V. |