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Julian Sancton Madhouse at the End of the Earth (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Madhouse at the End Of the Earth : the Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night
- Publication Name
- Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- Title
- Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- Subtitle
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1984824341
- EAN
- 9781984824349
- ISBN
- 9781984824349
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Polar Regions, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries
- Release Year
- 2022
- Release Date
- 22/02/2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The "exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing" ( The New York Times ) true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry--with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter "The energy of the narrative never flags. . . . Sancton has produced a thriller."-- The Wall Street Journal In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache's plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship's occupants were condemned to months of endless night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness. In Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton unfolds an epic story of adventure and horror for the ages. As the Belgica's men teetered on the brink, de Gerlache relied increasingly on two young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity: the expedition's lone American, Dr. Frederick Cook--half genius, half con man--whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica; and the ship's first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, even in his youth the storybook picture of a sailor. Together, they would plan a last-ditch, nearly certain-to-fail escape from the ice--one that would either etch their names in history or doom them to a terrible fate at the ocean's bottom. Drawing on the diaries and journals of the Belgica's crew and with exclusive access to the ship's logbook, Sancton brings novelistic flair to a story of human extremes, one so remarkable that even today NASA studies it for research on isolation for future missions to Mars. Equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror, Madhouse at the End of the Earth is an unforgettable journey into the deep.
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1984824341
ISBN-13
9781984824349
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7057271611
Product Key Features
Book Title
Madhouse at the End Of the Earth : the Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Polar Regions, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
G850 1898.B28 2022
Reviews
"A grade-A classic." -- The Sunday Times "A vivid horror story . . . thrillingly recounted." -- The New York Review of Books "As soon as you finish, you want to read it again." -- Daily Mail " Madhouse at the End of the Earth [is an] exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing account of the Belgica 's disastrous Antarctic expedition. Sancton uses . . . an extraordinary treasure trove . . . to tease out the personalities and fears and rivalries of his subjects [in] his increasingly harrowing descriptions of life on the Belgica ." --The New York Times "An extraordinary tale of ambition, folly, heroism and survival, superbly told by Julian Sancton, who has rescued the Belgica 's story from relative obscurity and brought it to magnificent life . . . [a] splendid, beautifully written book." -- The Spectator "I started reading Madhouse at the End of the Earth . . . and I couldn't stop. I skipped all my weekend chores. I carved a groove into the couch, huddling under a big blanket because, reading this book makes you feel cold. And scared. And hungry . . . [It] reads like an adventure novel [and] is so detailed you can almost smell and taste it." -- Bon Appétit "At once a riveting survival tale and a terrifying psychological thriller, Madhouse at the End of the Earth is a mesmerizing, unputdownable read. It deserves a place beside Alfred Lansing's immortal classic Endurance ." --Nathaniel Philbrick, New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant Ambition " Madhouse is that rare nonfiction gem--an obscure but important history transformed by deep research and note-perfect storytelling into a classic thriller. Reading this book is as much an adventure as the very story it tells." --Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs " Madhouse at the End of the Earth has it all: idealism, ingenuity, ambition, explosives, flimflammery, a colorful cast, a blank map, a three-month-long night, penguins (and medicinal penguin meat). . . . A riveting tale, splendidly told." --Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Witches and Cleopatra "A generation before Shackleton's Endurance, an adventure every bit as bold and dreadful took place at the bottom of the world, led by a band of unimaginably colorful and resolute explorers. A wild tale, so well told and immersively researched." --Hampton Sides, nationally bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice "With meticulous research and a novelist's keen eye, Sancton has penned one of the most enthralling--and harrowing--adventure stories in years." --Scott Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia and The Quiet Americans "This detail-rich account is a sober and humane chronicle of relationships among the explorers and their struggle for survival in the long polar night. Armchair travelers will enjoy." -- Library Journal "Reads like fiction and will thrill fans of Endurance and In the Kingdom of Ice. A rousing, suspenseful adventure tale." -- Kirkus Reviews
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2022-287225
Dewey Decimal
919.8904
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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