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New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides profits with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and success in the Gilded Time In the late nineteenth century, individuals were obsessed by one of the previous unmapped areas of the globe: The North Pole. No-one knew what been around beyond the fortress of ice rimming the north oceans. Adam Gordon Bennett, the eccentric and stupendously prosperous owner of The New York Herald, had recently captured the world's attention by dispatching Stanley to Africa to find Dr. Livingstone. Now he was keen to re-create that experience on a far more epic scale. So he funded an official U.S. naval expedition to attain the Pole, choosing as its captain a officer called George Washington De Long, who got gained popularity for a recovery operation off of the coastline of Greenland. De Long led a team of 32 men deep into uncharted Arctic waters, transporting the aspirations of a country burning to become world power. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette arranged sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grasp of "Arctic Fever." The dispatch sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was stuck in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of drinking water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the dispatch. Less than an hour later, the Jeannette sank to underneath, and the men found themselves marooned a thousand mls north of Siberia with only the barest resources. Thus commenced their long march across the endless ice - a iced hell in the most lonesome part of the world. Facing everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition battled madness and starvation as they frantically strove for success. With twists and changes worth a thriller, In the Kingdom of Glaciers is a spellbinding tale of heroism and willpower in the most unforgiving place on Earth.
