In 1871, the Polaris sailed with great fanfare from New York harbor and began a historic journey to one of the earth’s final frontiers. Seven months later, a handful of half-starved survivors returned with a story that shocked the entire nation.
Introduction: Tragedy
Chapter 1. A Grand Beginning
Chapter 2. A Hearty Crew
Chapter 3. Flags and Fanfare
Chapter 4. First Ice
Chapter 5. Nipped
Chapter 6. Death
Chapter 7. Disorder
Chapter 8. Calamity
Chapter 9. Retreat
Chapter 10. A Dreadful Night
Chapter 11. Marooned
Chapter 12. Adrift
Chapter 13. On the Beach
Chapter 14. Slow Starvation
Chapter 15. The Inquest
Chapter 16. The Whitewash
Chapter 17. 1968
