Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 2072 (1476) Category Arctic; Author Ellsberg, Commander Edward Title HELL ON ICE: THE SAGA OF THE "JEANNETTE". Publishing Information New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1938. Description 1st US Edition; x, 421pages, (3pages publishers advertisements) maps on end papers. Blue cloth covers with gilt vignette of ship on front cover and titling to spine. Shelf wear, spine softening, corners bumped. Age toning to end paper maps. Contents clean. In 1876, James Gordon Bennett jr, owner of the New York Herald bought the barque-rigged steamship "Jeanette" for the purpose of getting to the North Pole. In June 1879 the ship, under command of Captain DeLong, departed San Francisco on what was to become one of the most tragic and heroic expeditions in Arctic exploration. Price £10.00 Keywords Arctic, exploration S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket