In the kingdom of ice : [the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette] /
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, b...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Random House Audio/Books on Tape,
[2014]
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| Summary: | In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, believed that warm currents sustained a verdant island at the top of the world. National glory would fall to whoever could plant his flag upon its shores. |
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| Item Description: | Subtitle from container. Unabridged. Compact discs. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 14 audio discs (17 hr., 30 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: | 17:30:00 |
| ISBN: | 9780307966544 0307966542 |