Fatal North: Murder and Survival on the First North Pole

Fatal North: Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition

It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil Warâ€”America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, the ship's evacuation and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by thirty-three men, women and children, stranded on the polar iceâ€”and two dramatic rescues by whaling ships. When news of the disastrous expedition and accusations of murder reached Washington D.C., it led to a nationwide scandal, an official investigation, and a government cover-up.

The mystery of the captain's death remained unsolved for nearly 100 years. But when Charles Hall's frozen grave in northern Greenland was opened, and hair and fingernail samples were retrieved, forensic scientists were finally able to reach a shocking conclusion.

Now, telling the complete story for the first time, acclaimed researcher and bestselling writer Bruce Hendersonâ€”whose works have been praised as "compelling" (LOS ANGELES TIMES Book Review) and "compulsively readable" (SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER)â€”has researched original transcripts of the U.S. Navy inquests, personal papers of Captain Hall, autopsy and forensic reports relating to the century-old crime, the ship's original log, personal journals kept by crewmen, and hero-survivor George Tyson's diary and family papers to bring to life one of the most mysterious tragedies of American exploration.

Country	USA
Author	Bruce Henderson
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780983839590
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Diversion Books
Manufacturer	Diversion Books
NumberOfPages	283
PublicationDate	2011-09-20
Publisher	Diversion Books
ReleaseDate	2011-09-20
Studio	Diversion Books

Fatal North: Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition

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