Icebound : shipwrecked at the edge of the world / Andrea Pitzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitzer, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barentsz, Willem, approximately 1550-1597--Travel--Arctic regions.

Barentsz, Willem.

Barentsz, Willem, approximately 1550-1597.

Discoveries in geography.

Travel.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Dutch.

Arctic regions.

Northeast Passage--Discovery and exploration--Dutch.

Northeast Passage.

Novai︠a︡ Zemli︠a︡ (Russia)--Discovery and exploration--Dutch.

Novai︠a︡ Zemli︠a︡ (Russia).

Discoveries in geography--Dutch.

Arctic Ocean--Northeast Passage.

Arctic Regions.

Russia (Federation).

Novai͡a Zemli͡.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Physical Description:

xi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. The Open Polar Sea

Two. Off the Edge of the Map

Three. Death in the Arctic

Four. Sailing for the Pole

Five. Castaways

Six. The Safe House

Seven. The King of Nova Zembla

Eight. The Midnight Sun and the False Dawn

Nine. Escape

Ten. Staggering Homeward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pitzer, Andrea, Icebound

ISBN:

9781982113346

1982113340

9781982113353

1982113359

OCLC:

1162988284