Karluk: The great untold story of Arctic exploration [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Tells the story of the ship Karluk, which set sail on its ill-fated expedition to the Arctic in June 1913. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Canadian explorer and captain, led 25 crew members -- seamen and scientists -- on a journey from which 11 of them would never return. The ship was trapped in the ice after only a few weeks. Ill-prepared and lacking in leadership, the men were forced to abandon Karluk. They lived on drifting ice-floes for 6 months while the ship's commander completed a hazardous 700-mile journey to Siberia in search of rescue. Eight men disappeared while attempting to reach land, one shot himself, and two died of malnutrition and disease before the rest were rescued. Photos.

Karluk: The great untold story of Arctic exploration, Used [Hardcover]