{"product_id":"9780345439260","title":"Trial by Ice: The True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the \u003ci\u003ePolaris\u003c\/i\u003e, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebegan their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. \u003ci\u003eTrial by Ice \u003c\/i\u003eis an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little known tragedies at sea in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“ABSORBING . . . Suspense builds as Parry describes the events leading up to Hall’s ‘murder,’ then climaxes in horrifying detail.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“RIVETING.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008265961712,"sku":"9780345439260","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345439260_p0.jpg?v=1763687403","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345439260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}