William Laird McKinlay was a twenty-five-year-old Scottish schoolteacher when he set out as meteorologist on this 1913 expedition to the Arctic. Barely before the expedition had begun Karluk, their ship, was crushed and sunk in ice. He narrates the story of the crew's nightmare struggle for survival in the face of ignorance, lack of leadership and appalling conditions. No attempt had been made to select the crew for compatibility or strength of character, and they were untrained in any skills essential to survival in the ...
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William Laird McKinlay was a twenty-five-year-old Scottish schoolteacher when he set out as meteorologist on this 1913 expedition to the Arctic. Barely before the expedition had begun Karluk, their ship, was crushed and sunk in ice. He narrates the story of the crew's nightmare struggle for survival in the face of ignorance, lack of leadership and appalling conditions. No attempt had been made to select the crew for compatibility or strength of character, and they were untrained in any skills essential to survival in the Arctic. So they were left stranded in the Arctic ice while their leader continued his northern exploration, not returning for five years. Eight men died moving across the heaving ice floes, one man shot himself, two died of malnutrition and the rest barely managed to keep alive until rescue came. The account of their ordeal is a deeply moving tribute to human courage and endurance and, above all, to man's overpowering will to live.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition, in a Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
07/03/2003
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18022636608
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Publisher:
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
2000
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18138655538
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Paperback Edition: xvi, 166 pages, illustrated, 9 b/w photos, map. Previous owners neat inscription on front end paper otherwise contents clean. "This book tells for the first time the full story of the Karluk, the leading ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-18 which was crushed and sunk in ice almost before the expedition had properly begun. The ship's crew of twenty-five were left stranded on the Arctic ice while their leader continued his northern exploration, not returning for five years. The almost incredible story of their nightmare struggle for survival in the face of ignorance, lack of leadership and the appalling Arctic conditions is told by the magnetician and meteorologist of the expedition, William Laird McKinlay, a Scottish schoolteacher then twenty-five years old. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0753811014. ISBN/EAN: 9780753811016. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3864.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 9780297643685. Size: 8"-9" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; ISBN: 0297643681. ISBN/EAN: 9780297643685. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12892.
