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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
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items Narrative histories and survival epics that echo the peril, obsession, and endurance at the heart of In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette. Ideal for readers drawn to polar extremes, doomed expeditions, and m...
Perfect for readers who want the definitive account of the USS Jeannette, this edition delivers Hampton Sides' full reconstruction of the 1879-1881 Arctic voyage and its catastrophic end in the Siberian ice. It blends Gilded Age ambition, flawed scie...
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand Polar...
For readers fascinated by leadership under impossible conditions, this classic chronicles Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, the crushing of the Endurance in pack ice, and the near-impossible open-boat journey to safety. It pairs well wit...
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's memoir of Scott's Terra Nova expedition offers a first‑person view of Antarctic exploration from 1910-1913, including the infamous winter march to collect emperor penguin eggs. Readers who admired Sides' use of journals and le...
The Worst Journey in the World (Penguin Classics)
Written by the same author as In the Kingdom of Ice, this book follows James Cook's third voyage, tracing exploration, imperial politics, and violent cultural collisions that culminate in his death in Hawaii. It suits readers who enjoyed Sides' narra...
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition & First Contact
Nathaniel Philbrick recounts how the whaleship Essex was rammed by a sperm whale in 1820, leaving crewmen adrift for over ninety days and forced into desperate measures to survive. Fans of Jeannette's ordeal will find similar themes of maritime disas...
In the Heart of the Sea: Tragedy of Essex
Dan Simmons fictionalizes the lost Franklin expedition aboard HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, merging meticulous Arctic detail with supernatural horror as ice, scurvy, mutiny, and a monstrous predator close in. It's ideal for readers who want the atmosphe...
The Terror: A Novel - Simmons, Dan: Books
David Grann profiles modern explorer Henry Worsley, who attempts to emulate Shackleton with solo Antarctic crossings, pushing himself to the extremes of endurance and obsession. Readers intrigued by the psychology of explorers in In the Kingdom of Ic...
The White Darkness: A Journey Across Antarctica
Mitchell Zuckoff recounts multiple 1942 air crashes on the Greenland ice cap and the 148‑day fight to survive Arctic storms, crevasses, and subzero temperatures, interwoven with a modern search for a lost rescue plane. It appeals to readers who enjoy...
Frozen In Time - Mitchell Zuckoff
Buddy Levy's account of the 1881-1884 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition follows Adolphus Greely's quest for “Farthest North,” stranded winters at Fort Conger, failed relief missions, and a deadly retreat across the ice. It complements Jeannette's saga wit...
Labyrinth of Ice: The Greely Polar Story
Also by Hampton Sides, this book leaves the polar regions for the tropical Philippines but retains his signature focus on desperate survival and daring rescue. It chronicles the 1945 Ranger raid on Cabanatuan to free over 500 Allied POWs, making it a...
Ghost Soldiers: Epic WWII Account