The Greely Expedition's Fatal Quest for Farthest North
ISBN: 9781666390629
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RM283.49
Publisher,Capstone Pr Inc
Publication Date,
Format, Hardcover
Weight, 249.48 g
No. of Pages, 32
In 1881, U.S. Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and his crew set sail for the Arctic. Their mission was to collect scientific data on the polar climate. They also had a second, secret goal: to achieve Farthest North, the record for highest latitude reached by explorers. But when resupply ships failed to arrive two years in a row, the team's dreams of glory turned into a nightmarish fight for survival in one of the most remote and harshest regions in the world. Told through the gripping, full-color graphicnovel format, this Deadly Expeditions tale transports readers back in time to uncover what became of the stranded voyage--