The Ice Master

Author: Jennifer Niven
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0786870974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 541

Book Description
The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposure--and each other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the ice and through Siberia to find help. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the ill-fated journey and the crews desperate attempts to find a way home.

Chill of the Ice Dragon

Author: Tracey West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876179741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 89

Book Description
A Dragon Master named Mina tells Drake and his friends that her kingdom in the Far North Lands was attacked by a magical Ice Giant. Everything there was frozen -- but her! Only a fire dragon can unfreeze her land and defeat the terrible Ice Giant. Can the Dragon Masters help their new friend?

The Ice Master : the Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk and the Miraculous Rescue of Her Survivors

Author: Jennifer Niven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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The Ice Master

Author: Jennifer Niven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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The Ice Master

Author: James Houston
Publisher: M&S
ISBN: 9780771042072
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In the 1870s whaling was North America’s biggest business. Successful voyages south, to the warm waters of Melville’s great white whale, or north, to the Arctic, brought back ships laden with the whale oil that lit the lamps of the civilized world and the whalebone that stiffened its corsets. Many of the fortune seekers in this harsh trade lost their lives, while others became millionaires. In James Houston’s exciting new adventure novel it is the spring of 1875. Two ships set sail from Connecticut, traveling north together to the Baffin Island Arctic whaling grounds. One ship is captained by a hard-as-nails Yankee veteran, a man who knows how to deal with mutineers. The other falls to the command of a young Newfoundlander, an expert at sailing through ice fields in a wooden hull – an “Ice Master” – but inexperienced in the specialized, bloody trade of Arctic whaling. Fierce conflicts arise between the two men as they struggle for control during a year-long stay with whale-hunting Inuit at their base on the shores of Baffin Island, where the seamen and the local people find exciting ways of whiling away the long winter nights. To the drama of the whale hunts is added the dangers of dog-team trips inland, involving terrifying encounters with polar bears. At the whaling station further drama is added by a rivalry with a nearby group of Scottish whalers and an encounter with their dreaded missionary, and a feud with a local shaman, a woman possessed of uncanny powers. Then both ships face the long, creaking, perilously heavy-laden voyage back to New England with a fortune on board.

100 Opinions You Can Trust on the Ice Master

Author: Sebastian Kimber
Publisher: Lennex
ISBN: 9785458945561
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk and the Miraculous Rescue of her Survivors." Don't say we didn't warn you: these reviews are known to shock with their unconventionality or intimacy. Some may be startled by their biting sincerity; others may be spellbound by their unbridled flights of fantasy. Don't buy this book if: 1. You don't have nerves of steel. 2. You expect to get pregnant in the next five minutes. 3. You've heard it all.

Ice Master

Author: Jennette Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629640266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
Rogue code. A double agent. He's the commander of Tarim Territory's air defense. She's the daughter of an empire bent on destroying them. Can love unite these star-crossed lovers, and save their world? Lee is haunted by nightmares and guilt. As a brilliant young teen, her father manipulated her to create an invasive new computer virus. She hadn't known his monstrous plan. ...Not until he launched a thermonuclear attack against their enemies. Now her uncle wants her to finish the job. Lee would rather die than be used as a pawn again by her bloodthirsty family. Michael's top-secret project is almost ready for launch, and the only one he trusts with it is Lee, his new research assistant. Lee is brilliant; a mystery wrapped up inside an enigma. Pain lies behind her lovely eyes, and he wonders what secrets she is hiding. When a saboteur strikes, his gut tells him Lee is innocent. But is his heart blinding him to the truth? "Ice Master is the second book in the Ice Chronicles, a series of imaginative romance novels set in a post-apocalyptic world. If you like smart, courageous heroines, nail-biting action, and heartwarming stories of love and redemption, then you'll love Jennette Green's futuristic romance." Buy Ice Master today to step into a thrilling story of star-crossed lovers.

Pilgrims on the Ice

Author:
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803216396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
Robert Falcon Scott?s 1901?4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E. Peary. Scott?s initial expedition was also the first step toward the dramatic race to the South Pole in 1912, which resulted in the tragic deaths of Scott and his companions. Since then Scott?s reputation has vacillated between two extremes: Was he a martyred hero, the beau ideal of a brave and selfless explorer, or a bumbling fool whose mistakes killed him and his entire party?øPilgrims on the Ice goes beyond the personality of Scott to remove the first expedition from the shadow of the second, to study objectively its purpose, its composition, and its real accomplishments. This Bison Books edition includes a new preface by the author.

When the Polls Lie

Author: Charlotte Payne
Publisher: Lennex
ISBN: 9785458825801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "The Ice Master." Don't say we didn't warn you: these reviews are known to shock with their unconventionality or intimacy. Some may be startled by their biting sincerity; others may be spellbound by their unbridled flights of fantasy. Don't buy this book if: 1. You don't have nerves of steel. 2. You expect to get pregnant in the next five minutes. 3. You've heard it all.

Seeking an immortal

Author: Zhao Feng
Publisher: Devneybooks
ISBN: 1304464598
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 3160

Book Description
The way to cultivate truth, the right way is to refine the meridians and platforms with the aura of heaven and earth to seek immortality, and the magic way is to improve the cultivation with women to repair the furnace tripod and destroy the cultivation world