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Gr 5 Up–Endurance. Fortitude. Bravery. Any of these words could easily describe the people involved in this amazing, but little-known rescue-adventure. The year was 1897 and whaling was big business in America. Whaleship captains hunting in the Arctic Circle, pushing for more whales and the profits they meant, ended up stranded by the ice pack, affecting eight ships and their crews. One ship managed to escape the danger and alert the U.S. government to the predicament, thus setting in motion a nearly “impossible rescue.” A few daring men with the experience and willingness to tackle s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When the ice arrived unusually early in September 1897, eight whaling ships were trapped in the Arctic Ocean in the vicinity of Barrow, Alaska. Fortunately, an outgoing vessel carried news of the ships’ fate to San Francisco, where a daring rescue plan was authorized by President McKinley and carried out by three brave members of what would eventually become the Coast Guard. The narrative alternates between the demorali...Log In or Sign Up to Read More