Hell on ice: The saga of the "Jeannette"

A frozen world of white silence, shattered by the groan of splintering timbers and the desperate hope of survival-such is the crucible where the limits of human endurance are tested. In the Siberian Arctic region, as the nineteenth century's hunger for discovery drove ships into uncharted ice, one legendary voyage would become a touchstone for all arctic exploration books to follow. Here lies a gripping account of a polar expedition survival story, where the relentless cold is rivalled only...