04985cam a2200553 4500 545413440 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250242792 1250242797 d8b2e7d5-17b0-48e7-838d-5efdb8793208 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4773113 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Levy, Buddy. Labyrinth of Ice [Libby] : The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition. Macmillan Audio, 2019. Global Warming. 19th Century. starvation. nineteenth century. cannibalism. scientists. Shipwrecks. Antarctica. Climate change. survival stories. naval history. Meteorology. rescue. True stories. North Pole. Arctic exploration history. adolphus washington greely. lady franklin bay expedition. polar explorers biography. scientific voyages. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 363MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 363MB. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>"Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating—and at times disturbing—true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron makes Levy's fascinating account of the Greely (Polar) Expedition come to life...This is a harrowing adventure story and a great listen." — <i>AudioFile Magazine</i></b></p> <p><b>Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration.</b></p> <p>In July 1881, Lt. A.W. Greely and his crew of 24 scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global maps. Their goal: Farthest North. What would follow was one of the most extraordinary and terrible voyages ever made.</p> <p>Greely and his men confronted every possible challenge—vicious wolves, sub-zero temperatures, and months of total darkness—as they set about exploring one of the most remote, unrelenting environments on the planet. In May 1882, they broke the 300-year-old record, and returned to camp to eagerly await the resupply ship scheduled to return at the end of the year. Only nothing came.</p> <p>250 miles south, a wall of ice prevented any rescue from reaching them. Provisions thinned and a second winter descended. Back home, Greely's wife worked tirelessly against government resistance to rally a rescue mission.</p> <p>Months passed, and Greely made a drastic choice: he and his men loaded the remaining provisions and tools onto their five small boats, and pushed off into the treacherous waters. After just two weeks, dangerous floes surrounded them. Now new dangers awaited: insanity, threats of mutiny, and cannibalism. As food dwindled and the men weakened, Greely's expedition clung desperately to life.</p> <p><i>Labyrinth of Ice</i> tells the true story of the heroic lives and deaths of these voyagers hell-bent on fame and fortune—at any cost—and how their journey changed the world.</p> <p><b>Praise for <i>Labyrinth of Ice:</i></b></p> <p>"Polar exploration is utter madness. It is the insistence of life where life shouldn't exist. And so, <i>Labyrinth of Ice</i> shows you exactly what happens when the unstoppable meets the unmovable. Buddy Levy outdoes himself here. The details and story are magnificent." - Brad Meltzer, <i>New York Time</i> bestselling author of <i>The First Conspiracy</i></p> <p>"An engaging, superbly written, and meticulously researched chronicle of the Greely expedition that proves it is one of the most engaging adventure narratives ever. With cinematic prose, great economy of language, and vivid descriptions, Levy places readers in the middle of the action ... More than a nonfiction book about an expedition, <i>Labyrinth of Ice</i> reads like an outstanding script for an action movie." — NPR</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Damron, Will. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4773113-LabyrinthOfIce.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d8b2e7d5-17b0-48e7-838d-5efdb8793208&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4773113-LabyrinthOfIce.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d8b2e7d5-17b0-48e7-838d-5efdb8793208&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)