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The Last Voyage of the Karluk: Shipwreck and Rescue in the Arctic

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  • Publisher:
    Flanker Press, 2007
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Temps de fonctionnement: 10:04 hrs
    Voix de: Heather Matthews
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2023
    Note: This book was recorded thanks to support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Bartlett, Robert A.
    Date:
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    2007
    Summary:

    On January 4, 1914, the Karluk was stuck in ice when the ominous sound of the ship’s stern being ripped open by pack ice was heard by all on board. It sounded like the firing of a cannon. Bartlett immediately ordered supplies be unloaded on the ice.

    The Karluk began to break up on January 10, and all on board were ordered to abandon ship. When everyone was safely on the ice, the captain himself went back to his cabin and, all alone, put Chopin’s Funeral March on his Victrola. As the water rose in the cabin, he whispered “Goodbye,” left the sinking vessel to the mournful sound of Chopin’s music and hurried out on the ice. It was to be the beginning of one of the greatest feats of valour in world history.

    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, True adventure stories
    Sujets: Arctic regions | Canadian Arctic Expedition | Karluk (Ship) | Rescues | Shipwrecks | Arctic Ocean | Discovery and exploration, Canadian | Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946
    Original Publisher: St. John's, Flanker Press
    Language(s): English