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The Resource In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette, Hampton Sides

In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette, Hampton Sides

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In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the stupendously wealthy owner of The New York Herald, funded an official U.S. naval expedition to reach the Pole, choosing as its leader a young officer named George Washington De Mong. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail with De Long leading a team of thirty-two men deep into uncharted waters. After journeying north of the Bering Strait, they found themselves trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was fatally breached, and the Jeannette sank to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, marooning the men on an ice cap. Thus began their long, fateful march across the frozen sea - an ordeal that ranks as one of the greatest struggles for survival in history. Facing everything from snow blindness and frost bite to ferocious storms and bewildering labyrinths of ice, the expedition battled madness and starvation as they desperately strove for the Siberian coast
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eng
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Unabridged.
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1 audio media player (17.5 hr.)
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  • Title from Playaway label
  • "HD."
  • "LIGHT."
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Previously released by Random House MLC, ℗2014
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
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9781467684279
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In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette
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In the kingdom of ice
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the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette
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Hampton Sides
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eng
Summary
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the stupendously wealthy owner of The New York Herald, funded an official U.S. naval expedition to reach the Pole, choosing as its leader a young officer named George Washington De Mong. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail with De Long leading a team of thirty-two men deep into uncharted waters. After journeying north of the Bering Strait, they found themselves trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was fatally breached, and the Jeannette sank to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, marooning the men on an ice cap. Thus began their long, fateful march across the frozen sea - an ordeal that ranks as one of the greatest struggles for survival in history. Facing everything from snow blindness and frost bite to ferocious storms and bewildering labyrinths of ice, the expedition battled madness and starvation as they desperately strove for the Siberian coast
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Sides, Hampton
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910.4/52
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LC call number
G530.J37
LC item number
S53 2014d
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history
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Read by Arthur Morey
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  • Morey, Arthur
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  • Random House Audio Publishing
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  • Bennett, James Gordon
  • De Mong, George W.
  • Shipwrecks
  • Shipwreck survival
  • Shipwreck survival
  • Bennett, James Gordon
  • De Mong, George W.
  • Shipwreck survival
  • Shipwrecks
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Russia (Federation)
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adult
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In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette, Hampton Sides
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Note
  • Title from Playaway label
  • "HD."
  • "LIGHT."
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Previously released by Random House MLC, ℗2014
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
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unknown
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digital storage
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  • nz
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spoken word
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ocn881445766
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3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Unabridged.
Extent
1 audio media player (17.5 hr.)
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direct electronic
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not applicable
Isbn
9781467684279
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other
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  • audio
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digital, HD audio
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30863
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absent
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unknown
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digital recording
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other
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other
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  • (Sirsi) u908383
  • (OCoLC)881445766
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Label
In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette, Hampton Sides
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from Playaway label
  • "HD."
  • "LIGHT."
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Previously released by Random House MLC, ℗2014
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
  • other
  • other
Carrier category code
  • sz
  • nz
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
other
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn881445766
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Dimensions
  • other
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 audio media player (17.5 hr.)
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781467684279
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
  • audio
  • unmediated
Media MARC source
  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
  • n
Other physical details
digital, HD audio
Publisher number
30863
Quality assurance targets
absent
Reformatting quality
unknown
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
other
Speed
other
System control number
  • (Sirsi) u908383
  • (OCoLC)881445766
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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