Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition
By: Michael Smith
4.36
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
Captain Francis Crozier was a major figure in 19th century Arctic and Antarctic exploration who led…
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1. 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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- history
- biography
- adventure
- historical
- nonfiction
2. Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
By: Russell A. Potter
4.15
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
In 2014 media around the world buzzed with news that an archaeological team from Parks Canada had l… read more
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- historical
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
3. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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- history
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- historical
- nonfiction
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
4. The Cold War: A New History
By: John Lewis Gaddis
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the g… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
"The sign of a good novel is what it can cause its reader to see, even if this lies beyond the author's own vision."-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History
"Enrollments in American colleges tripled between 1955 and 1970, 250% in the Soviet Union, 400% in France, and more than 200% in China by 1965. Gaddis writes, "What governments failed to foresee was t…"-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History
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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- history
- biography
- adventure
- historical
- nonfiction
"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. Barrow's Boys: The Original Extreme Adventurers: A Stirring Story of Daring Fortitude and Outright Lunacy
By: Fergus Fleming
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Barrow's Boys is a spellbinding account of perilous journeys to uncharted areas under the most chal… read more
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- 19th century
- nonfiction
- history
- adventure
7. The Hunger
By: Alma Katsu
0.00
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The Hunger is a tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical mome… read more
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- historical
8. The Railway Man
By: Eric Lomax
3.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and w… read more
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- biography
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9. James Fitzjames: the Mystery Man of the Franklin Expedition
By: None
3.78
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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10. 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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11. 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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- history
- biography
- adventure
- historical
- nonfiction
"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
12. The Facemaker
By: Lindsey Fitzharris
4.29
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
Lindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true s… read more
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- historical
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
13. A Haunting in the Arctic
By: C.J. Cooke
3.78
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
1901-ben járunk. A fiatal nőt, Nickyt megtámadják, majd egy bálnavadász hajó, az Ormen fedélzetén … read more
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14. 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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- history
- biography
- adventure
- historical
- nonfiction
15. 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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- biography
- adventure
- 19th century
- historical
- nonfiction
16. 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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- biography
- adventure
- historical
- nonfiction
17. Shackleton: A Biography
By: Ranulph Fiennes
4.32
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Discover the story Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the words of the worl… read more
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- biography
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- historical
- nonfiction
18. Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony
By: David C. Woodman
4.26
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
David Woodman's classic reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin exp… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
19. May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition
By: Russell A. Potter
4.61
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
"May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth" is a privileged glimpse into the private correspondence of the … read more
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- history
- adventure
20. Sir John Franklin’s Erebus and Terror Expedition: Lost and Found
By: Gillian Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 114 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage – th… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- adventure
21. Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition
By: Michael Smith
4.36
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
Captain Francis Crozier was a major figure in 19th century Arctic and Antarctic exploration who led… read more
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- 19th century
- historical
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