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In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides

In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides
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  • Aug 5, 2014, 480 pages
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  • May 2015, 496 pages
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