TITLE:
Fatal north : adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole / Bruce Henderson.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
New York : New American Library,
Physical Description:
306 p. : ill., map.
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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
