
Iced In
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On Christmas Eve 2013, off the coast of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change trapped the Shokalskiy-the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and seventy-one others involved in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition-in densely packed sea ice, 1400 miles from civilization. The forecast offered no relief-a blizzard was headed their way.
As Turney chronicles his ordeal, he revisits the harrowing Antarctic expedition of famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton on his ship, Endurance, as well as the legendary explorations of Douglas Mawson. But for Turney, the stakes were even higher: he had his wife and children with him.
Turney was connected to the outside world through Twitter, YouTube, and Skype. Within hours, the team became the focus of a media storm, and an international rescue effort was launched to reach the stranded ship. But could help arrive in time to avert a tragedy?
A taut 21st-century survival story, Iced In is also an homage to all scientific explorers who embody the human spirit of adventure, joy in discovery, and will to live.
"Traveling in the footsteps of the great explorers Ernest Shackleton and Douglas Mawson, Turney draws on records from their journeys, making comparisons versus his own struggle in this enjoyable armchair adventure."
-Booklist
"A classic adventure tale of a fight for survival. Turney's account brings a chill to the spine."
-Herald Sun, Melbourne
"Exciting and compelling reading."
-Good Reading
With a New Epilogue by the Author
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- Intro
- ALSO BY CHRIS TURNEY
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- Praise
- Table of Contents
- PROLOGUE
- PART I - HEADING SOUTH
- CHAPTER ONE - The Big Picture
- CHAPTER TWO - A Step into the Unknown
- CHAPTER THREE - The Furious Fifties
- CHAPTER FOUR - There Be Dragons
- CHAPTER FIVE - Off the Map
- CHAPTER SIX - In Adélie Land
- PART II - TRAPPED
- CHAPTER SEVEN - An Armada of Ice
- CHAPTER EIGHT - A Christmas to Remember
- CHAPTER NINE - The Home of the Blizzard
- CHAPTER TEN - Frustration
- CHAPTER ELEVEN - Teamwork
- CHAPTER TWELVE - Keeping It Together
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Escape from the Ice
- EPILOGUE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- SOURCES
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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