Author: Farley MowatPublisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 9780771066269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Story of man's attempts to conquer the Northwest Passage from 325 B.C. to 1954.
Ordeal by Ice
Author: Farley MowatPublisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 9780771066269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Story of man's attempts to conquer the Northwest Passage from 325 B.C. to 1954.
Ordeal by Ice. Selected and Edited by Farley Mowat
Author: Farley MowatTrial by Ice
Author: Richard ParryPublisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307492125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
“An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the Polaris, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and began their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return. What transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. Trial by Ice is an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little known tragedies at sea in American history. “ABSORBING . . . Suspense builds as Parry describes the events leading up to Hall’s ‘murder,’ then climaxes in horrifying detail.” –Publishers Weekly “RIVETING.” –Library Journal
Ordeal by Ice
Author: Rorke BryanPublisher: Collins Press
ISBN: 9781473816992
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Surrounded by hazardous seas and pitiless ice, Antarctica was first sighted by Europeans less than three centuries ago. Since then, hundreds of ships have voyaged around that continent, challenged by poorly charted waters, storms, pack ice, icebergs and disease. This comprehensive and richly illustrated book tells the story of these ships and the expeditions they supported, from the fifteenth-century fleets of the Ming Emperors of China to today's tourist ships and powerful icebrakers. From extensive research, the author draws all these stories into one comprehensive record. Familiar names such as Terra Nova and Endurance feature with unfamiliar but equally important ships, while tales of heroic seamanship, like Captain John Briscoe's extraordinary 1830-32 circumnavigation in the tiny Tula, or Shackleton's voyage in the James Caird, illustrate the horrendous conditions that sailors and explorers faced. Plans, photos, paintings and maps enhance a highly authoritative and readable text that will appeal to polar historians, adventurers, armchair travellers, ship enthusiasts and visitors to Antarctica. It will fill an important gap in polar literature and is destined to become the reference book on the ships of the Antarctic as well as a superb and concise history of Antarctic exploration.
Ordeal by Ice
Author: Farley MowatPublisher:
ISBN: 9780771065590
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Ordeal by Iceis the thrilling account of the great Northern explorers: men who struggled, starved, and finally conquered the capricious forces of the bitter Northern winter in a centuries-long search for the Northwest Passage. The stories, compiled by award-winning author Farley Mowat and presented in gripping, firsthand narratives, capture both the stark drama of the struggle for survival and the breathtaking panorama of virgin Arctic lands.
Ordeal by Ice. Selected and Edited by F. Mowat. [Accounts by Various Authors of Arctic Exploration Up to 1862.].
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Author: Farley MowatOrdeal by ice; the search for the Northwest Passage
Author: Ice Wreck
Author: Lucille Recht PennerPublisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385382871
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Shackleton’s Antarctic journey took courage and perseverance. Now his story is told in a full-color early chapter book! In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out for the South Pole. They never made it. Within sight of land, the ship ran into dangerous waters filled with chunks of ice. Then the sea froze around them! There was no hope of rescue. Could Shackleton find a way to save himself and his men?
Ice Island
Author: Sherry ShahanPublisher: Yearling
ISBN: 030792954X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
What begins as a training run with sled dogs turns into a race against time for Tatum and her new friend, a Siberian Yupik boy named Cole. When a freak blizzard hits this remote island off the coast of Alaska, the duo seeks shelter overnight in a dilapidated hunting cabin. Their harrowing ordeal goes from bad to worse when wind-driven snow forces them to risk an alternate route. Stranded in the untamed wilderness, they must rely on each other—as well as their faithful huskies—to survive sub-zero temperatures and bone-numbing exhaustion. Worse still, their food supply is dangerously low. The most daunting decision comes when the strongest dog runs away. One person must go for help, while one must stay behind. Either way, they'll both be alone in the wild for an uncertain amount of time.
Top of the World Trilogy
Author: Farley MowatPublisher: McClelland & Stewart Limited
ISBN: 9780771066832
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description