In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

Hampton Sides

410 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

Description

On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first n...

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adventurous 91%
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inspiring 20%
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hopeful 8%
mysterious 6%
funny 2%

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