Bound by Ice A True North Pole Survival Story【電子書籍】[ Sandra Neil Wallace ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞This thrilling and terrifying true story of the 1879 search for the North Pole follows the frightening fates of the USS Jeannette crew as disaster strikes -- and the men battle to survive two years bound by ice.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. ＜em＞Bound by Ice＜/em＞ follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the USS ＜em＞Jeannette＜/em＞, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship became locked in ice north of Siberia and drifted for nearly two years before it was crushed by ice and sank. De Long and his men escaped the ship and began a treacherous journey in extreme polar conditions in an attempt to reach civilization. Manyーincluding De Longーdid not survive.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This true story f．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る