This Canadian Arctic Expedition set out in search of an undiscovered Continent with the largest Scientific Staff of any previous expedition but the incompetence of its Commander [Stefansson] in almost every choice - including choosing an elderly ship incapable of cutting through ice - doomed it to failure. The ship's Captain [Bartlett] with a small party trekked 700 miles to get help after Stefansson effectively abandoned ship and left them to die. The book is based on both the diaries of survivors [20] and those who perished.
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