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Trial by Ice: the True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition

Trial by Ice: the True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition

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Trial by Ice: the True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition

by Parry, Richard

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9780732274320
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HarperCollins, Sydney, 2002. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. In 1871, the Polaris, sailed with great fanfare from New York Harbor and began a historic journey to one of the Earth's final frontiers. Seven months later, a handful of half starved survivors returned with a story that shocked the entire nation" "in this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little-known tragedies at sea in American history.". No damage to describe, no annotations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 322 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: True Crime; Arctic; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 073227432x. ISBN/EAN: 9780732274320. Inventory No: 0280054. . 9780732274320

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Richard Parry is a retired surgeon who practiced in Anchorage, Alaska.  He now lives in Sun City, Arizona. He is the author of three acclaimed novels on Wyatt Earp, as well as That Fateful Lightning: A Novel of Ulysses S. Grant. From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
0280054
Title
Trial by Ice: the True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition
Author
Parry, Richard
Illustrator
Photographic
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Reprint
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
073227432X
ISBN 13
9780732274320
Publisher
HarperCollins
Place of Publication
Sydney
Date Published
2002
Keywords
BZDB2 Arctic, exploration, Disaster True Crime; Arctic; Ships & the Sea. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 073227432x EAN: 9780732274320 Parry, Richard Trial by Ice: the True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition
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True Crime; Arctic;

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