β Scribed by Henderson, Bruce
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"Compulsively readable" -San Francisco Examiner
It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War--America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, the ship's evacuation and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by thirty-three men, women and children, stranded on the polar ice--and two dramatic rescues by whaling ships. When news of the disastrous expedition and accusations of murder reached Washington D.C., it led to a nationwide scandal, an official investigation, and a government cover-up.
The mystery of the captain's death remained unsolved for nearly 100 years. But when Charles Hall's frozen grave in northern Greenland was opened, and hair and fingernail samples were retrieved, forensic scientists were finally able to reach a shocking conclusion.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\*βAn extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.ββ\*Kirkus Reviews\* (starred review)\*\*\*\*In the dark years following the Civil War, Americaβs foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure
EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\*An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.\*Kirkus Reviews\* (starred review)\*\*\*\*In the dark years following the Civil War, Americas foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of