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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Sides, Hampton.     Subjects     Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918.     De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881.     Jeannette (Steamer) -- History.     Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.     Shipwreck survival -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.     Shipwreck survival -- Siberia -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sides, Hampton.       by title:      In the kingdom of ic...       by call number:      910.452 S568i     Search the Web     Sides, Hampton.     Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918.     De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881.     Jeannette (Steamer) -- History.     Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.     Shipwreck survival -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.     Shipwreck survival -- Siberia -- History -- 19th century.       MARC Display

In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette / Hampton Sides. by Sides, Hampton. Doubleday, 2014. Call #: 910.452 S568i Subjects Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918.   De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881.   Jeannette (Steamer) -- History.   Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.   Shipwreck survival -- Arctic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.   Shipwreck survival -- Siberia -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780385535373 (hc.) Alternate title:  Kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xiii, 454 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-451). Contents:  The company of the USS Jeannette -- Baptism by ice -- A great blank space. A shocking Sabbath carnival of death ; Ne plus ultra ; The Lord of Creation ; For you I will dare anything ; Gateways to the Pole -- The national genius. The engine of the world ; Satisfaction ; The Sage of Gotha ; Pandora ; Three years, or eternity ; A benediction ; Second chances ; The U.S. Arctic Expedition ; All that man can do ; The new invader -- A glorious country to learn patience in. A cul-de-sac ; Nipped ; Among the swells ; If by any mischance ; A delusion and a snare ; Forever, almost ; Invisible hands -- We are not yet daunted. On the lone icebound sea ; The discovered country ; Tidings ; Death strokes -- The end of creation. All Mucky ; Nil desperandum ; The phantom continent ; A second promised land ; Eight precious days ; The known world ; Seas high and spiteful -- The whisper of the stars. Lucky fourteen ; Remember me in New York ; If it takes my last dollar ; Frantic pantomimes ; Incubus of horrors ; White gloom ; The Russian nation at your back ; They that watch for the morning ; A wild dirge through time -- As long as I have ice to stand on. Summary:  A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole on the USS Jeannette, and the the contributions of German cartographer August Peterman, New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett and famed naval officer George Washington De Long. The crew's epic struggle for survival in the harsh and unforgiving Arctic environment. Holds:  2   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 S568i Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 S568i Core Collection - Adult Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 S568i Adult books Checked out Jul 23, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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