Fatal north : adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole / Bruce Henderson.

Fatal north : adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole / Bruce Henderson.

By
Henderson, Bruce B., 1946-

Publication Date
2001

Publication Information
New York : New American Library,

Physical Description
306 p. : ill., map.

Subject Term
Explorers -- United States -- Biography.

Geographic Term
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.

Summary
It began as America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with the captain's suspicious death, a brutal struggle for survival on the polar ice, and a government cover-up. With eight pages of rare photographs and illustrations, Fatal North is a harrowing account of one of the great tragedies in the history of United States exploration.

Language
English

ISBN
9780451409355


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) MelvilleAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction919.804 H38Checked In