Icebound Author:Leonard F. Guttridge A century ago the poles were as remote as Mars and their quest as formidable. So when the Jeannette left San Francisco to claim the northern prize, all eyes were on her. Then she vanished, or nearly. Trapped in the ice for two winters, Jeannette eventually buckled and sank. Her crew escaped drowning but nearly died of exposure. They hauled... more » three boats hundreds of miles to open water. When launched, only two made landfall...Siberia, nearly as remote and inhospitable as the ice pack they had left. "ICEBOUND puts modern exploration in perspective by reminding us of the isolation and hardships experienced by explorers before the age of modern technology." (The Explorers Club)« less