Madhouse at the End of the Earth
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Krátky popis
'An epic of survival' -- MICHAEL PALIN'A ",grade-A classic",' --
SUNDAY TIMES'Utterly enthralling' -- GEOFF DYER, GUARDIAN'Deeply
engrossing' -- NEW YORK TIMESLISTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE
TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SUNDAY TIMESThe harrowing, survival story of
an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship
frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless,
Antarctic winterAugust 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become
the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of
the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of
the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering
in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness,
plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound
of dozens of rats teeming in the hold, they descended into
madness.In this epic tale, Julian Sancton unfolds a story of
adventure gone horribly awry. As the crew teetered on the brink,
the Captain increasingly relied on two young officers whose
friendship had blossomed in captivity - Dr. Frederick Cook, the
wild American whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on
the Belgica, and the ship's first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald
Amundsen, who later raced Captain Scott to the South Pole.Together,
Cook and Amundsen would plan a last-ditch, desperate escape from
the ice-one that would either etch their names into history or doom
them to a terrible fate in the frozen ocean. Drawing on first-hand
crew diaries and journals, and exclusive access to the ship's
logbook, the result is equal parts maritime thriller and gothic
horror. This is an unforgettable journey into the deep.
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WH Allen ,
Julian Sancton
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WH Allen,
Julian Sancton
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Slovart
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