Rhonda W. (smoky) reviewed on + 228 more book reviews
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This book is a classic. Its and epic of almost 1000 pages that I could not put down! A historical fictional account of the 1848 English attempt to find the Northwest Passage. Simmons has such attention to detail about the ships, the sailors, the sea, and the arctic. How they managed this with the tools available at the time is a wonder in itself. Keeping control of 125 men under these conditions even more miracoulous! For three years these men struggle to complete their mission and stay alive. Characters that you cheer for and despise for they either rise to be more human in unhuman conditions or sink to despicable horrors. Fantastic!!
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