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Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

The revised text of "Frozen in Time" expands on the history of nineteenth century British Arctic exploration and specifically the Franklin expedition, placing it in the context of other expeditions of…

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

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 aspiratio…

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Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

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A thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer."

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Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration.

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In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the the…

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In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.

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Discover the story Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the words of the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience …

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May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition

"May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth" is a privileged glimpse into the private correspondence of the officers and sailors who set out in May 1845 on the "Erebus" and "Terror" for Sir John Franklin’s fat…

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On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountai…

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Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

"Intriguing [and] enjoyable." ―Ian McGuire, New York Times Book Review Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845―whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror , an…

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