A Wretched and Precarious Situation A Wretched and Precarious Situation In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier David Welky Norton2017Hardback510pp Illustrated233x160mm 9780393254419 Product Code: 511687 Details In 1906, from the north of Greenland, Commander Robert E Peary claimed to have sighted a mountainous island in the Arctic Ocean. Six years later, two ... DetailsBackDetailsIn 1906, from the north of Greenland, Commander Robert E Peary claimed to have sighted a mountainous island in the Arctic Ocean. Six years later, two of his disciples, George Borup and Donald MacMillan, assembled a team to fill in this last blank space on the globe. This book follows their doomed expedition through blizzards, dissension, disease and a fatal boating accident, in search of a land that never existed. American-cut pages.Read moreRead less Last few!publ £22.00now £7.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesTravel (all)TravelTagsHistory of other lands