The Ice Master The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk

by Niven, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780786884469
• ISBN10: 0786884460
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-10
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposureand each other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the ice and through Siberia to find help. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the ill-fated journey and the crews desperate attempts to find a way home.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. VII
Aboard the Karluk	p. XIII
September 29, 1924	p. 3
August 1913	p. 7
September 1913	p. 47
October 1913	p. 57
November 1913	p. 77
December 1913	p. 90
January 1914	p. 108
February 1914	p. 154
March 1914	p. 180
April 1914	p. 208
May 1914	p. 237
June 1914	p. 263
July 1914	p. 294
August 1914	p. 312
September 1914	p. 333
The Wake	p. 357
Epilogue	p. 368
Notes	p. 371
Maps
Plan of Lower Deck of HMCS Karluk	p. 395
Plan of Shipwreck Camp	p. 396
Wrangel Island	p. 397
Photo and Map Credits	p. 398
Acknowledgments	p. 399
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