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53/100Scholars
Author:
Andrea Pitzer
Publisher:
Scribner
Date:
January 12, 2021
A history of Dutch polar explorer William Barents and his crew's three harrowing Arctic expeditionsâthe last of which resulted in a relentlessly challenging yearlong fight for survival.
What The Reviewers Say
... a gripping adventure tale that deserves an honored place in the long bookshelf of volumes dealing with arctic shipwrecks, winter ordeals, and survival struggles.
... for its richly descriptive contribution to the literature of harrowing expeditions, Andrea Pitzer's deeply researched Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World is most welcome.
Icebound...gives readers a helpful accounting of the unique political context in which Barents set sail.
Icebound is a fascinating modern telling of Barents’s expeditions. The book faces limitations due to its very old source material.
