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Shipwrecked on the top of the world

Paperback • 2005 • English • 1. edition

Shipwrecked on the top of the world: four against the Arctic

By David Roberts

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About the book

In 1743 a Russian ship bound for Arctic walrus-hunting grounds was wrecked by ice, stranding four of its crew - the only survivors - on a tiny island. With minimal provisions they endured six years of ice-bound hell: they collected driftwood for fires and with homemade lances killed ten polar bears (nine of which attacked them) for food. Concluding with Roberts' own four-man expedition to the desolate island where the ordeal took place, this riveting book explores more than just the struggle of ...Show more

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ISBN

9780751536898

Publisher

Time Warner books

Published year

2005

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Shipwrecked on the top of the world

Format

Paperback

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