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The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
by Leonard Guttridge
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by Peter Stark
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by Charlotte Rogan
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by Dan Simmons
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by Caroline Alexander
Published May 2004
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by Wayne Johnston
Published Oct 2003
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by Caroline Alexander
Published Nov 1998
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