Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
By: Paul Watson
3.69
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
"Intriguing [and] enjoyable." ―Ian McGuire, New York Times Book Review Ice Ghosts weaves together t…
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1. Cellar of Horror: The Story of Gary Heidnik
By: Ken Englade
3.77
Format: 277 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Serial killer Gary Heidnik's name will live on in infamy, and his home, 3520 North Marshall Street … read more
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2. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
3. Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
By: Margaret Atwood , Owen Beattie , John Geiger
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The revised text of "Frozen in Time" expands on the history of nineteenth century British Arctic ex… read more
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4. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more
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5. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing
4.44
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more
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"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
6. Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition
By: Stephen R. Bown
4.11
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
The immense 18th-century scientific journey, variously known as the Second Kamchatka Expedition or … read more
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7. James Fitzjames: the Mystery Man of the Franklin Expedition
By: None
3.78
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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8. The Worst Journey in the World
By: Apsley Cherry-Garrard , Caroline Alexander
4.38
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
The Worst Journey in the Worldrecounts Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole… read more
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9. Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
By: David Roberts
3.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
"An important missing story from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration."--Laurence Gonzales, auth… read more
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10. Fatal North: Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition
By: Bruce Henderson
4.22
Format: 224 pages, ebook
It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War--America's… read more
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11. Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
By: Dean King
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A spectacular true odyssey through the extremes of the Sahara Desert in the early 19th century. Rea… read more
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12. The Terror
By: Dan Simmons
1.33
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Iliumand Olympostransforms the true story of a legendary Arctic expeditio… read more
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13. The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
By: Mensun Bound
4.12
Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition
"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bound's account is a triumph. The… read more
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14. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
15. Where the Dead Wait
By: Ally Wilkes
3.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An eerie, atmospheric Polar Gothic following a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate an… read more
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"Why would I want to die last?"-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait
"You make a god of the things you fear or love. What could be more natural than that?"-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait
16. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Andrea Pitzer
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Long before Bering or Amundsen, long before Franklin or Shackleton, there was William Barents, in m… read more
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17. Erebus: The Story of a Ship
By: Michael Palin
4.29
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more
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18. Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
By: Paul Watson
3.69
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
"Intriguing [and] enjoyable." ―Ian McGuire, New York Times Book Review Ice Ghosts weaves together t… read more
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19. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more
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20. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
By: Buddy Levy
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more
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21. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
By: Buddy Levy
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came… read more
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