This is the story of Tristan Jones' sailing expedition in the Arctic, undertaken after his discharge from the Navy, apparently unfit for more seagoing. He converted a small yacht, Cresswell", to a cruising ketch and started sailing, determined to sail farther north than anyone else. He set out from Iceland accompanied only by Nelson, his one-eyed, three-legged dog. Jones spent two winters in suspense and danger in this bleak polar region. He was trapped by violent snowstorms, attacked by a ravenous polar bear, and marooned ...
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This is the story of Tristan Jones' sailing expedition in the Arctic, undertaken after his discharge from the Navy, apparently unfit for more seagoing. He converted a small yacht, Cresswell", to a cruising ketch and started sailing, determined to sail farther north than anyone else. He set out from Iceland accompanied only by Nelson, his one-eyed, three-legged dog. Jones spent two winters in suspense and danger in this bleak polar region. He was trapped by violent snowstorms, attacked by a ravenous polar bear, and marooned on an ice pack in the Arctic Ocean - all the while struggling with loneliness and despair, plus dwindling supplies. Finally, when the ice shifted, crushing "Cresswell" like a matchbox, Jones had to deal with the horror of possible death."
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Add this copy of Ice! to cart. $5.92, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
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Very good in very good jacket. NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has 1/2" tear with peeling top of spine, no chips, price is not clipped.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0836263022. Retail bookplate to front free-endpaper, small label remnant to title page. Dime-sized stain to upper textblock. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Mapped endpapers. Dust Jacket is price-intact, clean with very mild shelfwear.; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches.
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Add this copy of Ice! to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Olympia Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dowagiac, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Andrews Mcmeel Pub.
