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Bennett, James Gordon 1841-1918 De Long, George W. (George Washington) 1844-1881 History Jeannette (Steamer) History Shipwreck survival Arctic Ocean History 19th century Shipwreck survival Russia (Federation) Siberia History 19th century Shipwrecks Arctic Ocean History 19th centurySides, Hampton
Summary: In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, believed that warm currents sustained a verdant island at the top of the world. National glory...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole cites the contributions of German cartographer August Peterman, New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett and famed naval officer George Washington De Long in the team's efforts to survive brutal environmental conditions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2014