A brutal journey to the pole NONFICTION: Hampton Sides recounts the disastrous journey of the USS Jeannette, which was headed for the North Pole but spent two years trapped in Arctic ice

Special to the Star Tribune In the late 19th century the North Pole was the subject of much interest and mystery, proposed by even eminent geographers to be a temperate paradise warmed by air expelled from the core of the Earth or by tropical currents.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inStar Tribune
Main Author Scaletta, Kurtis
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Minneapolis, Minn Star Tribune Media Company LLC 03.08.2014
Subjects
Book awards
Sides, Hampton
North Pole
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Be the first to leave a comment!
You must be logged in first