In the Kingdom of Ice

Resumen del libro

In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice.

Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across the endless ice. Battling everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition fought madness and starvation as they desperately strove for survival. With twists and turns worthy of a thriller, In the Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most unforgiving territory on Earth.

Biografía del autor

Historiador, autor y periodista estadounidense, conocido sobre todo por sus emocionantes historias de aventuras ambientadas en guerras o representando épicas expediciones de descubrimiento y exploración. Es autor de gran parte de las obras de no ficción más vendidas en los últimos años en Estados Unidos: Americana, Hellhound on His Trail, Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder. Sides es editor de la revista Outside y ha escrito para otros periódicos y revistas como National Geographic, The New Yorker, Esquire, Men's Journal y The Washington Post.