The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
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The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
By Martin W. Sandler
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763650803
Awards and HonorsKirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012; SLJ Best Children’s Books 2012, Nonfiction; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013, History/Life & Culture in the Americas
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
1897: To save hundreds of whalers trapped by ice floes, three men attempted the impossible—trekking 1,500 miles through the Alaskan wilderness, in winter. “What Happened to Them,” recounting the future of the book’s major players. Time line. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Reproductions of historical documents. Black-and-white photographs.
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