具体描述
New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, believed that warm currents sustained a verdant island at the top of the world. National glory would fall to whoever could plant his flag upon its shores.
James Gordon Bennett, the eccentric and stupendously wealthy owner of The New York Herald, had recently captured the world's attention by dispatching Stanley to Africa to find Dr. Livingstone. Now he was keen to re-create that sensation on an even more epic scale. So he funded an official U.S. naval expedition to reach the Pole, choosing as its captain a young officer named George Washington De Long, who had gained fame for a rescue operation off the coast of Greenland. De Long led a team of 32 men deep into uncharted Arctic waters, carrying the aspirations of a young country burning to become a world power. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grip of "Arctic Fever."
The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship. Less than an hour later, the Jeannette sank to the bottom,and the men found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies. Thus began their long march across the endless ice—a frozen hell in the most lonesome corner of the world. Facing everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition battled madness and starvation as they desperately strove for survival.
With twists and turns worthy of a thriller, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most unforgiving territory on Earth.
作者简介
A native of Memphis, HAMPTON SIDES is editor-at-large for Outside magazine and the author of the international bestseller Ghost Soldiers, which was the basis for the 2005 Miramax film The Great Raid. Ghost Soldiers won the 2002 PEN USA Award for nonfiction and the 2002 Discover Award from Barnes & Noble, and his magazine work has been twice nominated for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. Hampton is also the author of Americana and Stomping Grounds. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in history, he lives in New Mexico with his wife, Anne, and their three sons.
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以下含轻微剧透。 作为非虚构类文学作品，故事是死的，但人物是活的。如果读者知道了结局，还能津津有味的读下去，那就是作者的塑造人物功力。 贝内特 他是一个媒体大亨，也是北极探险的资助人，有钱任性，敢想敢干。为了报纸热卖，不惜制造耸人听闻的假新闻，结果不但没受到谴...
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评分这本书对于历史细节的考据，绝对是令人敬佩的。尽管我并非历史专家，但阅读过程中能明显感受到作者在航海技术、物资管理乃至那个时代社会阶层观念上的扎实功底。书中对于船只结构、导航工具的使用，以及在极端低温下机械设备如何失效的描述，都显得专业且可信。这使得整个冒险故事不再是空中楼阁，而是建立在坚实的现实基础之上，极大地提升了阅读的沉浸感。例如，关于如何处理冻伤和应对营养不良的那些细致入微的描述，虽然读起来有些不忍卒睹，却也让我对早期探险家的勇气有了更深层次的理解——他们面对的不仅仅是遥远的距离，更是日常生活中每一个微小的、致命的挑战。这种对“真实感”的执着追求，是这本书能超越一般通俗小说的关键所在。
评分仔细的查阅了本书所提到的路线和地点，希望有生之年能去一次Wrangle island
评分对于一个geology major来说，这本书自然很具有吸引力！
评分仔细的查阅了本书所提到的路线和地点，希望有生之年能去一次Wrangle island
评分Outstanding! Sounds like a brief account of the Evolution history of human beings: they explored, failed, suffered, strived, persisted and succeeded. Again, I felt ashamed about myself while reading this book.
评分Outstanding! Sounds like a brief account of the Evolution history of human beings: they explored, failed, suffered, strived, persisted and succeeded. Again, I felt ashamed about myself while reading this book.
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