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The Ghosts of Cape Sabine by Leonard Guttridge

The Ghosts of Cape Sabine

The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition

by Leonard Guttridge
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  • Feb 1, 2000, 368 pages
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  • Nov 2000, 374 pages
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