In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Paperback)

‘Tells the extraordinary story of this little known expedition in Hampton Sides’ well-honed style – meticulous research shoring up a fast-paced narrative’.

‘A stirring story… a brilliant exposition of narrative non-fiction: moving, harrowing, as gripping as any well-paced thriller but a lore more interesting because it is also true’

'A splendid book in every way... a marvelous nonfiction thriller.'

‘[Sides] is a scrupulous researcher who has mined all the primary material, including extensive journals and medical logs carried home by survivors, and he quotes judiously, interleaving the narrative with heartbreaking extracts from letters written by De Long’s young wife’

'A vivid tale of exploration set in a howling, deadly wilderness.'

'An astonishingly good story.'

'Harrowing and impeccably paced.'

‘Hampton Sides is a master storyteller, and here he has delivered a stunningly vivid account of perhaps the most dramatic polar mission you never heard of. Once you start, you won't stop.’ 

'Reads like a first-class epic thriller.'

‘Unforgettable…a pulse-racing epic of endurance set against an exceedingly bizarre Arctic backdrop…  a masterful work of history and storytelling.’ 

‘Phenomenally gripping… Sides works story-telling magic.'

'Sides spins a propulsive narrative from obscure documents, journals and his own firsthand visits to the Arctic regions visited by the Jeannette and its crew.'

‘First-rate polar history and adventure narrative... a harrowing story, well told.’ 

'The history of polar exploration sets a high bar for extreme physical ordeal — think John Franklin, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott — and the tribulations of De Long and his crew stack up with the worst of them.'

'A dazzling page-turner.'

'Masterful storytelling... The reader is drawn into the ice from the first page and will not want to leave until the fate of every man is known.'

'An Arctic thriller, an authentic narrative masterpiece.'

'One of the greatest and most harrowing adventures of all time. Spellbinding.'

'Sides has brought together an absolutely marvelous cast of characters… All works of history should be half this much fun.'