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The Impossible Rescue

The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure

The Impossible Rescue( )
Author: Sandler, Martin W.
ISBN:978-0-7636-7093-1
Publication Date:Jul 2014
Publisher:Candlewick Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $17.99
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"An extraordinary true adventure tale. . . . Outstanding nonfiction writing that makes history come alive." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted in early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the...
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Sandler, Martin W. (Author)


Martin W. Sandler is the author of Lincoln Through the Lens and The Dust Bowl Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island, Trapped in Ice, The Story of American Photography, The Vaqueros, America: A Celebration, and This Was America.

Martin Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College. In 2014 his title, Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II, made The New York Times Best Seller List.

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