The Ice Master
by Jennifer Niven
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0786865296
- ISBN 13
- 9780786865291
- Seller
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Missoula, Montana, United States
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About This Item
The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposure--and each other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the ice and through Siberia to find help.
Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the ill-fated journey and the crews desperate attempts to find a way home.
Synopsis
The riveting story of the 1913 expedition of twenty-five people who sailed out of British Columbia in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. But tragedy struck in January 1914 when an ice cap tore a hole in the vessel's hull, shipwrecking all on board. The castaways abandoned ship and suffered from battle starvation, snow blindness, exposure to the brutal winter, and each other. The Ice Master is an epic tale of true adventure that rivals the most dramatic fiction. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, and even an interview with the one living survivor, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy and immediacy the Karluk's ill-fated journey and her crew's desperate attempts to find a way home from the icy wastes of the Arctic.
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Details
- Seller
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SQ0554758
- Title
- The Ice Master
- Author
- Jennifer Niven
- Format/Binding
- Ex-library
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786865296
- ISBN 13
- 9780786865291
- Publisher
- Theia
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- November 2000
- Keywords
- exploration, expedition, arctic, disaster
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Exploration;