Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
Synopsis :
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world?s greatest living ice navigator. The expedition?s visionary leader was a flamboyant impresario named Vilhjalmur Stefansson hungry for fame.Just six weeks after the Karluk departed, giant ice floes closed in around her. As the ship became icebound, Stefansson disembarked with five companions and struck out on what he claimed was a 10-day caribou hunting trip. Most on board would never see him again.Twenty-two men and an Inuit woman with two small daughters now stood on a mile-square ice floe, their ship and their original leader gone. Under Bartlett?s leadership they built make-shift shelters, surviving the freezing darkness of Polar night. Captain Bartlett now made a difficult and courageous decision. He would take one
In order to read or download Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk ebook, you need to click continue button to open your book.
eBook includes PDF, ePub and Kindle version
How to download?
FREE registration for 7 days TRIAL Account.
DOWNLOAD as many books as you like (Personal use).
CANCEL the membership at ANY TIME if not satisfied.
Join Over 998.455 Happy Readers.
Get eBooks Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
Download Books Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk Full Access
(Get This Books) Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
*[G.e.t] Books Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk /a>
(Obtenir ces livres) Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
[New Used] Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk Full Online
(Lesen) Epub Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
Kry [eKnihy] Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk