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384862
Greely Expedition's fatal quest for Farthest North [Deadly Expeditions]by Golkar, Golriz 

Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/01/2023

BTSB #: 384862 Available

Dewey: 919.8904/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.6 MG Lexile: 530 GN F&P: X

Subjects: Greely, A. W.|q(Adolphus Washington),|d1844-1935 - Travel - Arctic regions Lady Franklin Bay Expedition|d(1881-1884) Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History|y20th century Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. - Arctic regions - History Antarctica - Exploration - British Arctic regions - Exploration Arctic Ocean - Exploration


Summary: In 1881, U.S. Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and his crew set sail for the Arctic. Their mission was to collect scientific data on the polar climate. They also had a second, secret goal: to achieve Farthest North, the record for highest latitude reached by explorers. But when resupply ships failed to arrive two years in a row, the team's dreams of glory turned into a nightmarish fight for survival in one of the most remote and harshest regions in the world. In graphic novel format.


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641525
Henry Hudson and the murderous Arctic mutiny [Deadly Expeditions]by Micklos, John 

Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/01/2023

BTSB #: 641525 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.7 MG Lexile: 610 GN F&P: X

Subjects: Hudson, Henry,|d-1611 Explorers - America - Biography Explorers - Great Britain - Biography America - Exploration - British Hudson Bay - Exploration - British


Summary: English explorer Henry Hudson had long searched for a quicker, northern sailing route from Europe to Asia. Three previous expeditions had failed. In 1610, he embarked again to find the fabled Northwest Passage. But when icy waters stranded Hudson and the Discovery in a bay for the winter, tensions flared. The crew lost faith in their captain's leadership and began to plot mutiny! In graphic novel format.


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761780
Mount Everest disaster of 1996 [Deadly Expeditions]by Rodriguez, Cindy 

Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/01/2023

BTSB #: 761780 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.8 MG Lexile: 550 GN F&P: W

Subjects: Winter storms - Mount Everest (China and Nepal) Mountaineering accidents - Mount Everest (China and Nepal) Mountaineering expeditions - Mount Everest (China and Nepal). - History


Summary: On May 6, 1996, dozens of excited climbers set off to scale Mount Everest and reach the tallest point on Earth. On the morning of May 10, the skies were clear. The summit was in sight. But hours later, a terrible storm hit. Eight climbers died as they became trapped near the peak. What went wrong, and how did the survivors manage to make it back alive? In graphic novel format.


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641537
Tragic trip of the Donner Party [Deadly Expeditions]by Micklos, John 

Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/01/2023

BTSB #: 641537 Available

Dewey: 979/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.6 MG Lexile: 580 GN

Subjects: Donner Party Pioneers - California - Biography Overland journeys to the Pacific Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) - History|y19th century


Summary: In the spring of 1846, the Donner and Reed families joined a wagon train bound for California in hopes of a better life. But when the party took an untested shortcut, it set them down a tragic path. As they crossed the Sierra Nevada, heavy snow fell in the mountain pass. They were trapped. Supplies were already low, and now they faced a winter of starvation. In graphic novel format.


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