A wretched and precarious situation : in search of the last Arctic frontier / David Welky.

Author
Welky, David [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Description
viii, 502 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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    Summary note
    A remarkable true story of adventure, betrayal, and survival set in one of the worlds most inhospitable places.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-492) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: "Mine by the right of discovery"
    • The tenderfeet
    • The best year
    • "I wish I were there now"
    • Commander Borup?
    • A fine fellow
    • The boys
    • Goodbye
    • A true leader
    • Blocked
    • Home
    • Arctic living
    • Reaching out
    • The evil spirit
    • Slaughter ground
    • On the ice
    • Pujoq
    • Crocker Land
    • Panic
    • Sundown
    • Mail
    • The world beyond
    • Disintegration
    • In a Pickel
    • Flight
    • Discovery and disappointment
    • Waiting
    • Reunion and separation
    • Off the map
    • Last days
    • No hero's welcome
    • Endings
    • Epilogue: Mysteries solved.
    ISBN
    • 9780393254419 ((hardcover))
    • 0393254410 ((hardcover))
    LCCN
    2016023022
    OCLC
    957645973
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