The Expedition

Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy

Bea Uusma (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2014
Head of Zeus (Verlag)
978-1-78185-962-9 (ISBN)

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On July 11th, 1897, three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. They never returned. This award-winning forensic investigation reveals their final hours.

11 July, 1897. Three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. They never return. Two days into their journey they make a crash landing then disappear into a white nightmare.

33 years later. The men's bodies are found, perfectly preserved under the snow and ice. They had enough food, clothing and ammunition to survive. Why did they die?

66 years later. Bea Uusma is at a party. Bored, she pulls a books off the shelf. It is about the expedition. For the next fifteen years, Bea will think of nothing else...

Can she solve the mystery of The Expedition?

Bea Uusma started investigating the Andree expedition whilst completing her medical degree. THE EXPEDITION was awarded the August Prize, 2013 for best non-fiction book.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.10.2014
Zusatzinfo	50 b&w illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 215 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis
Schlagworte	Expedition; Reise-/Erlebnisberichte
ISBN-10	1-78185-962-0 / 1781859620
ISBN-13	978-1-78185-962-9 / 9781781859629
Zustand	Neuware