{"product_id":"2267751","title":"Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole","description":"xx, [2], 357, [3] pp. 8vo. \"The 1879 expedition began with high hopes of Arctic discoveries; it came to disaster on Siberian shores, and the official investigation that followed was an adroitly managed cover-up. Guttridge, coauthor (with J. D. Smith) of The Commodores, has ferreted out the facts about the Jeannette and the ship's company. Playboy\/publisher James Gordon Bennett underwrote the expedition, led by Lt. George W. De Long, USN. The Jeannette was trapped in ice for two years before it broke up; the crew escaped in three boats. One disappeared without a trace, two landed separately on the vast delta of the Lena River, and the men in one boat perished of starvation. Colorful characters abound: the navigation officer incapacitated by syphilis, the marvelously inventive engineer, a famous criminal lawyer hamstrung by collusion among the survivors, a widow determined to protect her late husband's reputation. Guttridge unfolds a gripping story of suspense and adventure.\" - Publishers Weekly","brand":"Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12596716240966,"sku":"2267751","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2267751.jpg?v=1571425700","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/2267751","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}