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…
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1. 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
2. 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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3. Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
By: Jennifer Niven
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Ice Mastercomes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survive… read more
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4. 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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5. Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot
By: Ken McGoogan
3.46
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
John Rae's accomplishments, surpassing all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, were worthy of hono… read more
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6. The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
By: Kelly Tyler-Lewis
3.97
Format: None pages,
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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
10. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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11. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
13. Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap
By: David Roberts
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied… read more
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14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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15. 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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16. Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation
By: Richard Snow
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known event… read more
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17. Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
By: Darrell Hartman
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Absolutely gripping… a perfectly splendid read—I highly, highly recommend it” -- Douglas Preston, … read more
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18. 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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19. 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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20. Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia
By: Gregory J. Wallance
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the late nineteenth century, close diplomatic relations existed between the United States and Ru… read more
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21. A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
By: David Welky
3.99
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
A Booklist Best Literary Travel Book (2017) and Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book (2016) “A penet… read more
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