Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
by Guttridge, Leonard F
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- ISBN 10
- 0399145893
- ISBN 13
- 9780399145896
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About This Item
Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition. Guttridge, Leonard F. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2000. First edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 354 pages including 16 black and white plates, maps. and mapped endpapers. Both volume and unclipped jacket in pristine condition, unread. "In July 1881, an expedition composed mainly of American soldiers sailed off to establish a scientific base in the remote Arctic region of Lady Franklin Bay. What happened afterward is a remarkable three-year saga of human achievement and human frailty, of heroism, hardship, bad luck and worse judgment."
Synopsis
Leonard F. Guttridge is the author or coauthor of several books, including Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole; Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection ; and The Commodores . He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
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- 2596
- Title
- Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
- Author
- Guttridge, Leonard F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399145893
- ISBN 13
- 9780399145896
- Publisher
- Putnam Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- February 7, 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, ART; MEMOIR AND BIO; SCIENCE AND NATURE;
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