Bibliograph

Fighting to survive the polar regions, terrifying true stories, by Michael Burgan

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Label

Fighting to survive the polar regions, terrifying true stories, by Michael Burgan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fighting to survive the polar regions

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1137260729

Responsibility statement

by Michael Burgan

Series statement

Fighting to survive

Sub title

terrifying true stories

Summary

"What would you do if you were lost somewhere near the North or South poles? Would you survive through the bitter cold, deadly storms, lack of food, and other dangers? Learn the incredible true stories of Ernest Shackleton, Jan Baalsrud, Douglas Mawson, and other daring people who fought to survive in the frozen wasteland."--Page 4 cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- And then there was one : Douglas Mawson -- Wartime survival : Jan Baalsrud evades the Nazis -- Crash in the arctic : The survivors of Boxtop 22 -- Adrift in the ice : Bob Bartlett and the Karluk crew -- A long Antarctic winter : Victor Campbell and the Eastern Party -- Trapped in the ice : Ernest Shackleton's doomed expedition -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification