Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole - Softcover

Guttridge, Leonard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595409814 ISBN 13: 9780595409815

Publisher: iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

A superb account of the American Navy's boldest and most tragically ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole."A gripping tale,"-The Washington Post"Truly exciting,"-The Atlantic Monthly"Beautifully executed narrative,"-Kirkus Reviews" Uncovers intriguing new information, including the reason the expedition's full story was never revealed."-The Cleveland Plain Dealer"Uncommonly stirring,"-John Barkham Reviews"On all levels, a book worth reading,"-The New York Times Book Review

About this title

About the Author:

Leonard F. Guttridge was born in Wales and served throughout World War II in Britain?s Royal Air Force. He wrote The Commodores for Naval Institute Press, Icebound, and co-wrote The Great Coalfield War with George S. McGovern.?A gripping story of suspense and adventure?colorful characters abound.??Publisher?s Weekly

From Publishers Weekly:

The 1879 expedition began with high hopes of Arctic discoveries; it came to disaster on Siberian shores, and the official investigation that followed was an adroitly managed cover-up. Guttridge, coauthor (with J. D. Smith) of The Commodores, has ferreted out the facts about the Jeannette and the ship's company. Playboy/publisher James Gordon Bennett underwrote the expedition, led by Lt. George W. De Long, USN. The Jeannette was trapped in ice for two years before it broke up; the crew escaped in three boats. One disappeared without a trace, two landed separately on the vast delta of the Lena River, and the men in one boat perished of starvation. Colorful characters abound: the navigation officer incapacitated by syphilis, the marvelously inventive engineer, a famous criminal lawyer hamstrung by collusion among the survivors, a widow determined to protect her late husband's reputation. Guttridge unfolds a gripping story of suspense and adventure. Illustrations not seen by PW.
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About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0595409814
• ISBN 13: 9780595409815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358