The Karluk's Last Voyage: An Epic of Death and Survival in the Arctic - Softcover

Bartlett, Robert; Leslie, Edward E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815411243 ISBN 13: 9780815411246

Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Robert Bartlett, captain of the Karluk, tells how his ship became trapped in ice and how he and others journeyed to Siberia to find help.

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Review:

Bartlett tells, with a liveliness of detail, of an adventure during which untold dangers and sufferings were experienced...Bartlett tells his story with an earnestness that comes only from one who has fought with the stern forces of nature in the frozen seas. Yet it is touched here and there with a humor that lightens the grim perils of the Arctic. New York Times An authoritative record of polar exploration and a narrative of dangerous adventure...The rough bark on Bartlett's story, his honesty and avoidance of sentimentality, is not the least of the book's many virtues. From every page shines forth unconsciously the genial, unselfish and indomitable spirit of the born leader and explorer. Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Robrt A. Bartlett (1875-1946) is one of Canada's seafaring heroes. In addition to sacing many lives of the Karluk's crew, he brought Admiral Peary's ship the Roosevelt to within 133 miles of the North Pole.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0815411243
• ISBN 13: 9780815411246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378