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'An epic of survival' -- MICHAEL PALIN 'A "grade-A classic"' --
SUNDAY TIMES 'Utterly enthralling' -- GEOFF DYER, GUARDIAN 'Deeply
engrossing' -- NEW YORK TIMES LISTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE
TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SUNDAY TIMES The harrowing, survival story of
an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship
frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless,
Antarctic winter August 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become
the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of
the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of
the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering
in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness,
plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound
of dozens of rats teeming in the hold, they descended into madness.
In this epic tale, Julian Sancton unfolds a story of adventure gone
horribly awry. As the crew teetered on the brink, the Captain
increasingly relied on two young officers whose friendship had
blossomed in captivity - Dr. Frederick Cook, the wild American
whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica;
and the ship's first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, who
later raced Captain Scott to the South Pole. Together, Cook and
Amundsen would plan a last-ditch, desperate escape from the ice-one
that would either etch their names into history or doom them to a
terrible fate in the frozen ocean. Drawing on first-hand crew
diaries and journals, and exclusive access to the ship's logbook,
the result is equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror. This
is an unforgettable journey into the deep.
'An epic of survival' -- MICHAEL PALIN 'A "grade-A classic"' --
SUNDAY TIMES 'Utterly enthralling' -- GEOFF DYER, GUARDIAN 'Deeply
engrossing' -- NEW YORK TIMES ***A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021*** The
harrowing, survival story of an early polar expedition that went
terribly wrong, with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped
inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter August 1897: The
Belgica set sail, eager to become the first scientific expedition
to reach the white wilderness of the South Pole. But the ship soon
became stuck fast in the ice of the Bellinghausen sea, condemning
the ship's crew to overwintering in Antarctica and months of
endless polar night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious
illness, their minds ravaged by the sound of dozens of rats teeming
in the hold, they descended into madness. In this epic tale, Julian
Sancton unfolds a story of adventure gone horribly awry. As the
crew teetered on the brink, the Captain increasingly relied on two
young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity - Dr.
Frederick Cook, the wild American whose later infamy would
overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica; and the ship's first
mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, who later raced Captain
Scott to the South Pole. Together, Cook and Amundsen would plan a
last-ditch, desperate escape from the ice-one that would either
etch their names into history or doom them to a terrible fate in
the frozen ocean. Drawing on first-hand crew diaries and journals,
and exclusive access to the ship's logbook, the result is equal
parts maritime thriller and gothic horror. This is an unforgettable
journey into the deep.
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