Summary of Buddy Levy's Labyrinth of Ice

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The commander of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, A. W. Greely, was bound for the top of the world. He was fascinated and awed by the ice. He understood the dangers and stark realities of Arctic journeys, but he was ready to face them.
#2 A. W. Greely was in charge of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. He was to set up the northernmost of a chain of research stations around the Arctic, collect magnetic, astronomical, and meteorological data, and search for and hopefully rescue the men of the lost USS Jeannette.
#3 The Proteus was a steamer designed for the sealing trade. It was commanded by Capt. Richard Pike, one of the most experienced ice navigators in Newfoundland. It made land at the windswept western shores of Greenland at Godhavn, Disko Island.
#4 On July 20, a Louisiana-born Frenchman, Dr. Octave Pavy, arrived from nearby Ritenbenck, where he’d spent the past year serving as naturalist in an ambitious colonization attempt organized by U. S. Army captain Henry Howgate.

Sujets

• Colonisation
• History
• Discoveries
• Histoire
• Expeditions

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 31 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822525160
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Buddy Levy's Labyrinth of Ice
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The commander of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, A. W. Greely, was bound for the top of the world. He was fascinated and awed by the ice. He understood the dangers and stark realities of Arctic journeys, but he was ready to face them.

#2

A. W. Greely was in charge of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. He was to set up the northernmost of a chain of research stations around the Arctic, collect magnetic, astronomical, and meteorological data, and search for and hopefully rescue the men of the lost USS Jeannette.

#3

The Proteus was a steamer designed for the sealing trade. It was commanded by Capt. Richard Pike, one of the most experienced ice navigators in Newfoundland. It made land at the windswept western shores of Greenland at Godhavn, Disko Island.

#4

On July 20, a Louisiana-born Frenchman, Dr. Octave Pavy, arrived from nearby Ritenbenck, where he’d spent the past year serving as naturalist in an ambitious colonization attempt organized by U. S. Army captain Henry Howgate.

#5

The explorers reached Cape Sabine, the central section of Ellesmere Island, and found a sledging depot left by English captain Sir George Strong Nares in 1875. They also found a good cache of provisions.

#6

The crew of the Proteus had to break through thick ice to get close enough to unload their supplies. They would ram the ice with the iron bow of the ship, then throttle full steam ahead, breaking through as far as half the length of the ship.

#7

The expedition reached the most northerly colony of human inhabitants in the world when they built Fort Conger. They were 250 miles north of the last known Eskimo settlement.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Arctic expedition was led by John Augustus Greely, and it was important to him to carry out his experiments dutifully. He was very disappointed that the visionary man who had designed the gravity pendulum would not live to see the outcome of his circumpolar idea.

#2

Fort Conger was built to shelter the scientists and crew members who would be studying the effect of global warming on the Arctic. It was the first of its kind. It was completed in less than two weeks, and Greely helped supervise its construction.

#3

Greely was the leader of the expedition. He was a stern and commanding presence, with clear and definite words. He had no nautical experience, but he was prepared to lead troops through hardships.

#4

The expedition was made up of 19 enlisted men, with the highest-ranked noncommissioned man being Sgt. David L. Brainard, who was supply chief. The expedition photographer was Sgt. George W. Rice, a young, energetic, and highly educated Nova Scotian.

#5

The expedition was made up of soldiers and cavalrymen who were toughened by the plains. They were built for and inured to living afield. They were sent out to collect coal, chart the area, and trail cut.

#6

The bunkhouse was a beacon of life and safety on the scrubby plateau. Inside its sturdy walls, Fort Conger was well ordered and functional. The four officers shared a room, and Greely noticed that Lieutenant Kislingbury routinely missed the mandatory 7:30 a. m. call for breakfast.

#7

Greely had to take care of Kislingbury, who was a valuable hunter and a good marksman, but he was also a difficult man to manage. He had lost two wives and a sister to epidemics within three years, and was left alone to care for four young boys. He wanted to go back home.

#8

The Proteus, having spotted a lead, was picking up speed and racing for it. Kislingbury, having heard a freight train-like belch and chuff, ran down the shoreline and ice foot to catch up with the ship. But the Proteus was at full steam now, and it quickly disappeared beyond Distant Cape.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

Greely’s plan was to have relief ships arrive in the summers of 1882 and 1883. If the first failed, supplies were to be cached on Ellesmere Island and a depot of cached food rations established on Littleton Island off the west coast of Greenland. If the second failed, Greely was to land all its supplies and provisions at Littleton Island and be prepared for a winter stay.

#2

The Nares Expedition of 1875–76 was the first to navigate successfully through the narrows between northern Ellesmere Island and northern Greenland to the Lincoln Sea. They left some caches and depots in the area, which Greely encountered during his autumn forays.

#3

The hunters had great success. They were able to put up for winter an astounding six thousand pounds of fresh meat, as well as plenty of scrap meat and offal for the dogs.

#4