Voyage of the Jeannette Vol. 2 of 2: The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. De Long Lieutenant-Commander and Commander of the Polar Expedition of 1879-1881 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Voyage of the Jeannette Vol. 2 of 2: The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. De Long Lieutenant-Commander and Commander of the Polar Expedition of 1879-1881<br><br>The Hundred and Eleventh Day.~ Crossing the River. Halting on a Bluff. Cold Nights. Weakness. -a Man''s Track Seen. Huts in the Distance. Uncertainty. Disappointment. The Hut becomes a Mound - Camping in the Face of the Bluff. The Dog Killed - A Fearful Night. - Under Cover of a Hut. Extremity of the Party - Speculations as to Position - Death of Ericksen. Burial. Final Start without Food save Alcohol. Three Miles More. The Effect of Alcohol. - Nindemann and Noros Sent Ahead for relief.-a Spoonful of Glycerine for Sup per. Arctic Willow. Staggering Forward. Alexey Dies.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.