This book recounts the harrowing experiences of a group of whalers and explorers in the high Arctic in the late nineteenth century. Featuring vivid descriptions of the landscape and wildlife of the region, as well as the challenges and dangers facing the crews of the ships involved, it is an epic tale of human endurance and perseverance.

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