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

by Hampton Sides

Yet George pressed her. “If such a thing should happen,” he said, “don’t smother yourself with heavy mourning things.” Should he die in the Arctic, he wanted her to dress simply and elegantly—and to look as beautiful as she did tonight. Composing herself, Emma replied, “I shan’t be a widow.”