{"product_id":"labyrinth-of-ice-the-triumphant-and-tragic-greely-polar-expedition-paperback","title":"Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBuddy Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Outdoor Book Awards Winner \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the BANFF Adventure Travel Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling and harrowing story. If it's a cliche to say I couldn't put this book down, well, too bad: I couldn't put this book down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" --Jess Walter, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Polar exploration is utter madness. It is the insistence of life where life shouldn't exist. And so, \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e shows you exactly what happens when the unstoppable meets the unmovable. Buddy Levy outdoes himself here. The details and story are magnificent.\" --\u003cb\u003eBrad Meltzer, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn July 1881, Lt. A.W. Greely and his crew of 24 scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global maps. Their goal: Farthest North. What would follow was one of the most extraordinary and terrible voyages ever made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreely and his men confronted every possible challenge--vicious wolves, sub-zero temperatures, and months of total darkness--as they set about exploring one of the most remote, unrelenting environments on the planet. In May 1882, they broke the 300-year-old record, and returned to camp to eagerly await the resupply ship scheduled to return at the end of the year. Only nothing came. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e250 miles south, a wall of ice prevented any rescue from reaching them. Provisions thinned and a second winter descended. Back home, Greely's wife worked tirelessly against government resistance to rally a rescue mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths passed, and Greely made a drastic choice: he and his men loaded the remaining provisions and tools onto their five small boats, and pushed off into the treacherous waters. After just two weeks, dangerous floes surrounded them. Now new dangers awaited: insanity, threats of mutiny, and cannibalism. As food dwindled and the men weakened, Greely's expedition clung desperately to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLabyrinth of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true story of the heroic lives and deaths of these voyagers hell-bent on fame and fortune--at any cost--and how their journey changed the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBUDDY LEVY is the author of nine books, including\u003ci\u003e Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTragic Greely Polar Expedition; Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs; River of Darkness: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancisco Orellana's Voyage of Death\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscovery Down the Amazon\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coauthor of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe Grand Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGeronimo: Leadership \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategies of an American Warrior. \u003c\/i\u003eHis books have been published in eight languages. He lives in Idaho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978485203245,"sku":"9781250782069","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MHVaN2phbHdSU0M1MDBnU1FrN2R3QT09.webp?v=1775805428","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/labyrinth-of-ice-the-triumphant-and-tragic-greely-polar-expedition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}