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This story about the 1881 Arctic exploration to find \u201cFarthest North\u201d takes place some thirty-seven years prior to Shackelton\u2019s exploration in the Antarctica. But many of the sheer difficulties\u2014an ice bound ship that has to be abandoned, a crew of men who need to use all their wits to survive, Labyrinth of Ice<\/em> by Buddy Levy does not have the same kind of ending, where all the men survive. Of the twenty-four scientists and explorers, many succumb to the frightening environment and the mental tribulations of men bound together in a horrendous situation, surrounded by nothing more than ice and more ice, the darkness of Arctic winters, and a shortage of food. Chillingly told, we follow these men as they try to survive, and tell ourselves what we would have done in their place. Would you have survived? I know I would not have. For readers who want to understand what mankind has done to explore this planet, long before airplanes, cell phones and GPS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This story about the 1881 Arctic exploration to find \u201cFarthest North\u201d takes place some thirty-seven years prior to Shackelton\u2019s exploration in the Antarctica. But many of the sheer difficulties\u2014an ice bound ship that has to be abandoned, a crew of … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/w1.loganberrybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ice.jpg\")
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