The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk by Jennifer Niven
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk

Jennifer Niven

The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk

Jennifer Niven

394 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous tense slow-paced

Description

Drawing on previously unpublished letters of journals of crew members, their descendants and, astonishingly, interviews with survivors, Jennifer Niven's book is a riveting account of one of the most ambitious - and disastrous - Arctic expeditions...

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adventurous 100%
dark 100%
informative 75%
reflective 75%
sad 75%
tense 50%
challenging 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Average rating

3.97

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