Under Sail in the Frozen North

Under Sail in the Frozen North
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B556693
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Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Under Sail in the Frozen North by : Frank Arthur Worsley

Under Sail in the Frozen North

Under Sail in the Frozen North
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Publisher : London : S. Paul
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015062203313
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Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Under Sail in the Frozen North by : Frank Arthur Worsley

Account of British Arctic Expedition, mainly Svalbard, in 1925.

Polar Passage

Polar Passage
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 0804106509
ISBN-13 : 9780804106504
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Polar Passage by : Jeff MacInnis

Starting in July, 1986, dressed in high-tech diving suits and mountaineering gear, Jeff MacInnis and photographer Mike Beedell sailed, dragged and slid their 450-pound catamaran, The Perception, through the brutal high-Arctic environment. An enthralling story of struggle and survival. HC: Random House (Canada).

Author Under Sail

Author Under Sail
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 612
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ISBN-10 : 9780803249912
ISBN-13 : 0803249918
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Author Under Sail by : James W. Williams

"The definitive examination of the early works of Jack London through London's incorporation and understanding of the role of imagination"--

In the Kingdom of Ice

In the Kingdom of Ice
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9780307946911
ISBN-13 : 0307946916
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Kingdom of Ice by : Hampton Sides

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack. Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.

Books for All

Books for All
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Total Pages : 798
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B3101541
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Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Books for All by : Providence Public Library (R.I.)

The Frozen Frontier

The Frozen Frontier
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781472935731
ISBN-13 : 147293573X
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Frozen Frontier by : Jane Maufe

The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903–06 voyage that the Northwest Passage's existence was finally proved, but the transit is treacherous and entirely dependent upon the ice giving up its grip for sufficient time to allow vessels through. This is not a journey undertaken by average sailors in small private boats. But David Scott Cowper, 73, is no ordinary sailor. There are seven possible routes through the Northwest Passage, and Cowper had sailed through six of them singlehanded. This is the account of the sixth and most northerly – from ocean to ocean through the McClure Strait, this time accompanied by Jane Maufe, his crew. The account of the voyage is written by Jane and she captures Cowper's steely determination, resourcefulness in the face of adversity and humility in the wake of great achievement. Theirs is an old-fashioned relationship, where each party expects to fulfil their stereotypical roles. But Jane is no push-over - she can steer a watch, haul sails, and leap ashore slippery pontoons with heavy ropes like the best of them. As well as a captivating story of adventurous sailing it provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between two serious and dedicated sailors, alone together in some of the most isolated and forbidding desolate wastes on earth. It is a relationship built on respect and high expectations, mutual ambition and also self-sacrifice, and the book is a uniquely revealing and charming account.

The Bookman

The Bookman
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Total Pages : 914
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ISBN-10 : CUB:U183018585145
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Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

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The British Film Catalogue

The British Film Catalogue
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 3325
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ISBN-10 : 9781317836988
ISBN-13 : 1317836987
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The British Film Catalogue by : Denis Gifford

First published in 2001. The standard work on its subject, this resource includes every traceable British entertainment film from the inception of the "silent cinema" to 1994. Now, this new edition includes a wholly original second volume devoted to non-fiction and documentary film--an area in which the British film industry has particularly excelled. All entries throughout this third edition have been revised, and coverage has been extended through 1994.Together, these two volumes provide a unique, authoritative source of information for historians, archivists, librarians, and film scholars.