Bibliograph

Bound by ice, a true North Pole survival story, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace

Type

Label

Bound by ice, a true North Pole survival story, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bound by ice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

978607405

Responsibility statement

Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace

Sub title

a true North Pole survival story

Summary

In 1879, after the USS Jeannette becomes locked in ice while attempting to find a route to the North Pole, George Washington De Long and his crew begin a treacherous journey in extreme polar conditions to find help. Many do not survive

Table Of Contents

The great unknown -- Longing for the sea -- The northern mystery -- Locked in -- Constant cravings -- Holiday spirits -- "Man the pumps!" -- "Letters to nowhere" -- First mates -- A menacing encounter -- "Awful beauty" -- Grinding, crashing, and rolling -- Poisoned! -- Catastrophe -- "Superhuman exertions" -- Off course -- Lost at sea -- Cursing Petermann -- A death march -- Dwindling company -- "False hopes" -- "The Siberian winds" -- Homecoming

Target audience

adolescent

Classification