The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent,
with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon
after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar
storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was
abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the
castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled
against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposure -- and each
other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve
survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their
captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the
ice and through Siberia to find help.
Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who
perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the
illfated journey and the crew's desperate attempts to find a way
home.
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