Icebound

Release on 2021-01-12 | by Andrea Pitzer

The human story has always been one of perseverance—often against remarkable odds.

Author: Andrea Pitzer
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9781982113346
Category: History
Page: 320
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Icebound

In the bestselling tradition of Hampton Sides’s In the Kingdom of Ice, a riveting and cinematic tale of Dutch polar explorer William Barents and his three harrowing Arctic expeditions—the last of which resulted in a relentlessly challenging year-long fight for survival. The human story has always been one of perseverance—often against remarkable odds. The most astonishing survival tale of all might be that of 16th-century Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew of sixteen, who ventured farther north than any Europeans before and, on their third polar exploration, lost their ship off the frozen coast of Nova Zembla to unforgiving ice. The men would spend the next year fighting off ravenous polar bears, gnawing hunger, and endless winter. In Icebound, Andrea Pitzer masterfully combines a gripping tale of survival with a sweeping history of the great Age of Exploration—a time of hope, adventure, and seemingly unlimited geographic frontiers. At the story’s center is William Barents, one of the 16th century’s greatest navigators whose larger-than-life ambitions and obsessive quest to chart a path through the deepest, most remote regions of the Arctic ended in both tragedy and glory. Journalist Pitzer did extensive research, learning how to use four-hundred-year-old navigation equipment, setting out on three Arctic expeditions to retrace Barents’s steps, and visiting replicas of Barents’s ship and cabin. “A visceral, thrilling account full of tantalizing surprises” (Andrea Barrett, author of The Voyage of the Narwhal ), Pitzer’s reenactment of Barents’s ill-fated journey shows us how the human body can function at twenty degrees below, the history of mutiny, the art of celestial navigation, and the intricacies of building shelters. But above all, it gives us a first-hand glimpse into the true nature of human courage.

Language: en
Pages: 320

Icebound

Authors: Andrea Pitzer

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Scribner

Language: en
Pages: 122

Icebound

Authors: Owen Davis

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-29 - Publisher:

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Language: en
Pages: 253

Icebound

Authors: Dean Koontz

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Hachette UK

A desperate struggle for survival... Set in the Arctic icefields, Dean Koontz's Icebound is a compelling thriller that delivers icy chills. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Richard Laymon. 'Jammed with the tensions of imminent disaster. The whole thing unfolds with the timing of a quartz watch' - Chicago

Language: en
Pages: 20

A Study Guide for Owen Davis's "Icebound"

Authors: Gale, Cengage Learning

Categories: Literary Criticism

Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning

A Study Guide for Owen Davis's "Icebound", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.

Language: en
Pages: 56