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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Sandler, Martin W.     Subjects     Bear (Ship)     Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898)     Whaling ships -- Accidents -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Whaling -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Reindeer -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.     Rescues -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.     Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sandler, Martin W.       by title:      The impossible rescu...       by call number:      979.802 S217i     Search the Web     Sandler, Martin W.     Bear (Ship)     Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898)     Whaling ships -- Accidents -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Whaling -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Reindeer -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.     Rescues -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.     Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century.       MARC Display

The impossible rescue : the true story of an amazing artic adventure / Martin W. Sandler. by Sandler, Martin W. Candlewick Press, c2012. Call #: 979.802 S217i Subjects Bear (Ship)   Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898)   Whaling ships -- Accidents -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.   Whaling -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.   Reindeer -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.   Rescues -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century.   Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780763650803 0763650803 Edition:  1st ed. Description:  163 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Contents:  Stranded -- An audacious plan -- The long trek begins -- An extraordinary encounter -- Blizzards, reindeer and near disaster -- A desperate request -- Another agonizing decision -- Bertholf battles the odds -- A hazardous crossing -- Dire news of the whalers -- Contact -- Jarvis takes charge -- Voyage against time -- Epilogue -- What happened to them. Summary:  In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them. The mission? A perilous trek over 1,500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain, in the bone-chilling months of winter, to secure two herds of reindeer (for food) and find a way to guide them to the whalers before they starve. With the help of photographs and journal entries by one of the rescuers, Martin W. Sandler takes us on every step of their riveting journey, facing raging blizzards, killing cold, injured sled dogs, and setbacks to test the strongest of wills. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Children's Nonfiction 979.802 S217i Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Young Adult Nonfiction 979.802 S217i Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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