Documents the rescue mission ordered by President McKinley in 1897, during which three men attempted to reach 300 sailors stranded by ice packs off the Alaskan coast. Documents each stage of their journey, spotlighting the difficulties they faced and includes black-and-white photographs.
Content Note
Stranded -- An audacious plan -- The long trek begins -- An extraordinary encounter -- Blizzards, reindeer and near disaster -- A desperate request -- Another agonizing decision -- Bertholf battles the odds -- A hazardous crossing -- Dire news of the whalers -- Contact -- Jarvis takes charge -- Voyage against time.