In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides

Spaniards, Italians, and, especially, Frenchmen should be “refused point blank,” he scribbled in a note—an

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In a pique of indignation, he decided to build a rival clubhouse, one that would be decidedly sportier, rowdier, and less hidebound by tradition.

Rich people lol good lord