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The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure

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The dead of an Arctic winter. Whaling ships full of men, stranded in ice. Follow three rescuers in a race against time — and all odds — on this heartpounding true adventure.

In 1897, whaling within the Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast used to be as dangerous as it used to be lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, without a means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the unbelievable story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them. The mission? A perilous trek over 1,500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain, within the bone-chilling months of winter, to safe two herds of reindeer (for food) and be able to guide them to the whalers before they starve. With the assistance of photographs and journal entries by probably the most rescuers, Martin W. Sandler takes us on each step of their riveting journey, facing raging blizzards, killing cold, injured sled dogs, and setbacks to test the strongest of wills.
Back matter includes an epilogue, further information, a time line, source notes, a bibliography, and an index.

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