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The Impossible Rescue
The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
By Sandler, Martin W
- ISBN
- 978-0-7636-5080-3
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
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 demoralized...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012 | History
When the ice arrived unusually early in September 1897, eight whaling ships were trapped in the Arctic Ocean. The narrative alternates...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
A gripping high-stakes account of life literally hanging in the balance. This nonfiction portrayal of men brazening through the untamed wilderness is as engrossing as any Jack London novel. Full of fascinating details about Arctic life and survival, often via direct quotations from those who li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
