Trapped in Ice! - An Amazing True Whaling Adventure
Author(s): Martin W. Sandler
Children Non-fiction | Nautical | Arctic | Fishing
In this true story that reads as action-adventure, learn how 1,219 members of the world's largest whaling expedition managed to survive after becoming entrapped within an Arctic ice shelf. In the late summer of 1871, thirty-nine whaling ships traveled to the frigid Arctic waters in search of the prized bowhead whale. Despite warnings from local Inuit tribes about impending inclement weather, thirty-two of the whaling ships--carrying 1,219 officers, crewmen, women, and children--decided to journey ahead. When a succession of icy storms ensued, the ships' captains realized that they were, literally, trapped in ice. What followed was a desperate race toward rescue--and against certain death. And, in an extraordinary testament to human courage and perseverance, all survived.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Scholastic
- : Scholastic
- : 0.340194
- : 01 March 2006
- : .69 Inches X 5.65 Inches X 7.69 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Martin W. Sandler
- : hardback with dustjacket
- : English
- : very good
- : 168