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Niven: The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk

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Niven: The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
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Niven, Jennifer. THE ICE MASTER: THE DOOMED 1913 VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK. Hyperion. 2000. 8vo, 402 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This is the frightening story of the Karluk whose mission was to find evidence that proved the idea that there was a last unexplored continent, hidden beneath the vast polar ice cap. This book tells the story of the wreck and subsequent struggle for survival of its passengers on the freezing ice cap.The information presented is documented by dairies of those who perished and of those who survived in addition to an interview with one of the survivors. This book proves that truth can be stranger than fiction. Subject: History - Shipwrecks