· “In the Kingdom of Ice” is a harrowing story well told, but it is more than just that. Sides illuminates Gilded Age society, offering droll anecdotes of Bennett’s escapades in New York Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides is a non-fiction book that follows the true story of the De Long expedition to the North Pole. Journalist Hampton Sides traces the mysterious story of a 19th-century ship lost ‘In the Kingdom of Ice’ Santa Fe New Mexican “ Kingdom is part thriller, part mystery, and even part romance. Timeless mythological and legendary qualities emerge; there are elements of Sisyphean effort and quixotic aspiration.” Publisher’s Weekly – BEA Hampton Sides: Icebound in Siberia.
In the Kingdom of Ice Quotes Showing of "He belonged to the men who have cared for great things, not to bring themselves honor, but because doing great things could alone satisfy their natures.". ― Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette. 6 likes. Book Review: 'In the Kingdom of Ice' by Hampton Sides The expedition of the USS Jeannette was guided by a dubious theory that a sea of warm water sat atop the North Pole. New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded.
In The Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, , is a nonfiction book written by the author and historian Hampton Sides. The book tells the true story of the – arctic voyage of the USS Jeannette and the crew's struggle to survive after having to abandon their ship in the polar ice. Hampton Sides. On July 8, , Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Journalist Hampton Sides traces the mysterious story of a 19th-century ship lost ‘In the Kingdom of Ice’ Santa Fe New Mexican “ Kingdom is part thriller, part mystery, and even part romance. Timeless mythological and legendary qualities emerge; there are elements of Sisyphean effort and quixotic aspiration.” Publisher’s Weekly – BEA Hampton Sides: Icebound in Siberia.
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