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

402 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous tense slow-paced

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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 ex...

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

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medium 50%

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