Madhouse at the End of the Earth
Uitgeverij: | Penguin Group |
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Uitvoering: | Paperback |
Taal: | Engels |
Staat van het boek: | Licht beschadigd |
Aantal Pagina's: | 368 |
Afmetingen: | 129x198x28 |
Verschijningsdatum: | Januari 2022 |
EAN: | 9780753553466 |
Omschrijving
August 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound of dozens of rats teeming in the hold, they descended into madness.
In this epic tale, Julian Sancton unfolds a story of advent