Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy

Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk

Buddy Levy

400 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history medium-paced

Description

The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett,...

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adventurous 100%
informative 61%
tense 61%
inspiring 42%
sad 38%
dark 34%
challenging 30%
emotional 30%
hopeful 19%
reflective 11%
mysterious 7%

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slow 11%

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