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THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
by Niven, Jennifer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333779606
- ISBN 13
- 9780333779606
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About This Item
Macmillan, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. xiv, 402 pages, 37 illustrations, 3 maps and plans, maps on end papers. Brown Cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in illustrated unclipped dust jacket. The Ice Master is an epic tale of adventure, with a cast of characters as rich as any novel and with villains and heroes aplenty. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals, some of which have never been published before, Jennifer Niven has created a haunting and compelling account of the Karluk's ill-fated journey and her crew's desperate attempts to find a way home from the icy wastes of the Arctic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; ISBN: 0333779606. ISBN/EAN: 9780333779606. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 921. . 9780333779606
Synopsis
The riveting story of the 1913 expedition of twenty-five people who sailed out of British Columbia in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. But tragedy struck in January 1914 when an ice cap tore a hole in the vessel's hull, shipwrecking all on board. The castaways abandoned ship and suffered from battle starvation, snow blindness, exposure to the brutal winter, and each other. The Ice Master is an epic tale of true adventure that rivals the most dramatic fiction. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, and even an interview with the one living survivor, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy and immediacy the Karluk's ill-fated journey and her crew's desperate attempts to find a way home from the icy wastes of the Arctic.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 921
- Title
- THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
- Author
- Niven, Jennifer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333779606
- ISBN 13
- 9780333779606
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Arctic, expedition, qpolarq polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; ISBN: 0333779606 EAN: 9780333779606 Niven, Jennifer THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk.
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