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The Impossible Rescue: The True Story Of An Amazing Arctic Adventure (2012)

by Martin W. Sandler(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0763650803 (ISBN13: 9780763650803)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Candlewick

review 1: This is an interesting chronicle of a daring and determined Arctic rescue during the early days of Alaskan exploration. A whole fleet of whale boats are sealed in by heavy ice and inbound winds, and they will be trapped on the northern coast of Alaska for the whole winter. A vessel of the predecessor-service to the Coast Guard knows of their plight and, after a refit in Seattle, heads north on a daring rescue attempt at the direct order of the president. But it will require an overland journey of nearly two thousand miles during the harsh winter and two herds of reindeer to save the stranded men. The narrative is augmented by lots of photographs taken by one of the men on the journey, helping readers experience the foreign landscape and native cultures of the winter ar... morectic.
review 2: I think it means a lot that throughout this book, I just kept getting colder and colder - especially when they were stuck in 40 below weather! Sandler did an excellent job telling this amazing (and yet, little known) story of the rescue of stranded whalers. Although the whalers appear quite contemptable in this book, you still cheer for the many heroes throughout. From those who simply helped along the way to those who were in it from the very beginning, many of these men (and women) were true heroes giving of their lives to help save others. I was fascinated from the very first page. I really loved the extra information on what happened to these men in the back. Absolutely fascinating for history buffs (and those of us who simply want to read a great story). less

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