num_pages: 402
description: An epic story of a disastrous expedition, treacherous crew members and extraordinary bravery. Drawing on previously unpublished letters of journals of crew members, their descendants and, astonishingly, interviews with survivors. Jennifer Niven's book is a riveting account of one of the most ambitious - and disastrous - Arctic expeditions ever mounted. It is a story about unlikely heroes and unexpected villains - humans reduced to their primal needs by the infinite power and mystery of nature...
language: English
title: The Ice Master
titlecomplete: The Ice Master
genres: Historical, 20th Century, History, Survival, Adventure, Biography, Science, Maritime, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2809
places: Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic (Nunavut, Northwest Territories & Yukon)
publisher: Pan Publishing