A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
by Welky, David
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393254410
- ISBN 13
- 9780393254419
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About This Item
W. W. Norton & Company, 2016. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. From a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, famed Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary spots a line of mysterious peaks dotting the horizon. In 1906, he names that distant, uncharted territory Crocker Land. Years later, two of Pearys disciples, George Borup and Donald MacMillan, take the brave steps Peary never did: with a team of amateur adventurers and intrepid native guides, they endeavor to reach this unknown land and fill in the last blank space on the globe. What follows is hardship and mishap the likes of which none of the explorers could possibly have imagined. From howling blizzards and desperate food shortages to crime and tragedy, the explorers experience a remarkable journey of endurance, courage, and hope. Set in one of the worlds most inhospitable places, A Wretched and Precarious Situation is an Arctic tale unlike any other.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010024902
- Title
- A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
- Author
- Welky, David
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393254410
- ISBN 13
- 9780393254419
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 25 oz
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