Recs if you like In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette...
nautical nonfiction ⚓
tales of history's infamous ships and those who sailed them
Polar Exploration
for anybody else who loved amc's the terror. a mix of fiction and non-fiction exploring both the artic and antarctica. i may also throw in some non-polar naval disasters such as the whaleship essex. i have not read all of these but they're all at least on my tbr
there's no way this can get worse, right?
(hint: it got worse) (polar exploration)
arctic expeditions gone wrong (hint: all of them)
In case you were curious at all, life is hard in the Arctic. If you enjoy reading stories about people getting marooned in very (very) cold places and eating their boots, this one's for you.
Snow, Shipwrecks, and Survival
A mix of fiction and nonfiction books about people being trapped in the ice or stuck at sea and trying to survive against all odds.
At the Edge of the Map
Sea voyages, space missions, and exploration (colonialism, stage one) Suggestions welcome
Cam’s Non Fiction Faves
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