A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier Contributor(s): Welky, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393354822 ISBN-13: 9780393354829 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
Dewey: 910.911 |
LCCN: 2016023022 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.83 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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Publisher Description: From a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, famed Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary spots a line of mysterious peaks dotting the horizon. In 1906, he names that distant, uncharted territory "Crocker Land." Years later, two of Peary's disciples, George Borup and Donald MacMillan, take the brave steps Peary never did: with a team of amateur adventurers and intrepid native guides, they endeavor to reach this unknown land and fill in the last blank space on the globe. What follows is hardship and mishap the likes of which none of the explorers could possibly have imagined. From howling blizzards and desperate food shortages to crime and tragedy, the explorers experience a remarkable journey of endurance, courage, and hope. Set in one of the world's most inhospitable places, A Wretched and Precarious Situation is an Arctic tale unlike any other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Welky, David: - David Welky is the author of The Thousand-Year Flood: The Ohio-Mississippi Disaster of 1937, The Moguls and the Dictators: Hollywood and the Coming of World War II, and other books. He is a professor of history at the University of Central Arkansas. |