Booklist (starred review) Using extensive primary sources in the form of journals, reports, letters, and photographs, Sandler has pieced together a stirring and evocative retelling of this historical adventure. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A terrific true tale, well told. The New York Times Outstanding nonfiction writing that makes history come alive. Smart, well written, meticulously researched and a lot of fun. Booklist (starred review), Top-notch history. Outstanding nonfiction writing that makes history come alive. Back matter includes an epilogue, further information, a time line, source notes, a bibliography, and an index. Sandler takes us on every step of their riveting journey, facing raging blizzards, killing cold, injured sled dogs, and setbacks to test the strongest of wills. With the help of photographs and journal entries by one of the rescuers, Martin W. The mission? A perilous trek over 1,500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain, in the bone-chilling months of winter, to secure two herds of reindeer (for food) and find a way to guide them to the whalers before they starve. Here is the incredible story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them.
Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later.
And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Follow three rescuers in a race against time - and all odds - in this heartpounding true adventure.In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. Whaling ships full of men, stranded in ice.
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