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Name: Hell on Ice
Author: Edward Ellsberg

An account of George Washington DeLong's attempt to sail to the North Pole by way of the Bering Strait. The ship sank after being frozen in the ice, and the crew made a harrowing trek to safety on Russia's north coast.

First publish date: 1938

Authors: Edward Ellsberg

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