Author: Sides, Hampton Title: In the Kingdom of Ice, the Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the Uss Jeannette (Signed)
Description: New York, Doubleday, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 x 9.5 in.pp. xv + 454. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed on front flyleaf by the author. Gray paper boards over white cloth spine. Silver title to spine. Decorative iceberg painting to endpapers. Protected in mylar. The USS Jeannette sailed in 1879 and became entrapped in the ice north of the Bering Straits. After two years, the hull was breached and it sank. "Thus began the crew's long, fateful march across the frozen sea - an ordeal that ranks as one of the greatest struggles for survival in history." (from the dustjacket). Near Fine / Near Fine .
Keywords: Arctic Exploration, Survival Story
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: Aardvark Books
- Book number: 85716
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