Publisher's Synopsis
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
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.
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