| Description |
1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Amazing stories
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Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- chapter 1 The Grand Adventure -- chapter 2 Flagship of the Northern Party -- chapter 3 The Team Assembles -- chapter 4 Under Way at Last -- chapter 5 Ice, Ice Everywhere -- chapter 6 Death Throes -- chapter 7 Shipwreck Camp Moves Out -- chapter 8 Castaways on Wrangel Island -- chapter 9 Trek for Help -- chapter 10 From Russia to Alaska -- chapter 11 The Rescue -- chapter 12 The Aftermath -- epilogue. |
| Summary |
When the members of Canada First Arctic Expedition set out from Victoria aboard HMCS Karluk in the summer of 1913, it was a moment of great optimism. The three-year mission would chart unexplored landmasses of the Western Arctic and secure Canada place in the international geographic community. Little did the team of distinguished scholars and scientists realize, however, how their hopes would soon be brought to ruin. Just a few months into the journey, the vessel became lodged in heavy ice, eventually sinking near the coast of Siberia. With little polar experience among them but ample supplies salvaged from the wreck, the group of castaways slowly made their way to solid ground on desolate Wrangel Island. There they would wait while the ship captain and an Inuk guide embarked on a heroic 1,100-kilometre trek along the Siberian coast in search of help. By the end of the fifteen-month saga, eleven members of the original expedition would perish from frostbite and sickness, while the remaining twenty would survive to tell the tale. The Luck of the Karluk is a fascinating story about an important episode in Canada history and a revealing study of the strengths and weaknesses of human nature under treacherous conditions. |
| Access |
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. CaOONL |
| Form |
Issued also in printed form. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Karluk (Ship)
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Karluk (Ship) |
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Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918)
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Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) |
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Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean.
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Shipwrecks. |
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Arctic Ocean. |
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Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Canadian.
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Arctic Regions. |
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Discoveries in geography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cross, L.D. (L. Dyan), 1949- Luck of the Karluk. Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage, [2015] 9781772030204 (OCoLC)900180056 |
| ISBN |
9781772030228 (electronic book) |
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1772030228 (electronic book) |
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9781772030211 (electronic book) |
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177203021X (electronic book) |
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