An in-depth account of the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole describes a mission that ended in the suspicious death of its leader, Charles Hall, and a desperate struggle for survival on the polar ice, drawing on original Navy inquests into the disaster, autopsy and forensic reports, personal journals, the ship's original log, and more.
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Anbieter: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, USA
Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Artikel-Nr. G09E-01198
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0451409353I4N10
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0451409353I3N00
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. GRP86042749
Anbieter: Paradox Books USA, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket - 3/4 gray paper over boards with silver lettering stamped on black paper spine. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. x + 306 pages, with b/w text illustrations, 8 b/w plates, maps, index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book NEAR FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked, light edge wear to boards; DJ NEAR FINE, edge wear to head and foot of spine, light rubbing, not clipped. CONTENT: "It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, the ship's abandonment and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by thirty-three men, women and children, stranded on the polar ice and two dramatic rescues by whaling ships." - from the book jacket. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Artikel-Nr. 003392
Anbieter: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents and in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, Illustrated, viii + 306pp. Artikel-Nr. 294589
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Anbieter: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Kanada
[0-451-40935-3] 2001, 1st edition. (Cloth, 8vo) Fine in fine dust jacket. 306pp. Artikel-Nr. 116942
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