The Impossible Rescue : The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure (Hardcover)

from ElizaJane

273. The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure by Martin W. Sandler - (US) - (Canada) - (Kindle) Pages: 143 + Notes, Index, Bibliography, etc. Ages: 12+ Finished: Oct. 14, 2012 First Published: Sept. 1...

from Sullywriter

A harrowing, true story of shipwrecks, survival, and daring rescue. Great use of period photographs.

from rwilliamson

This is the true story of the 1,500 mile overland journey through Alaska in the winter 1897 of the men driving two herds of reindeer to the relief of 300 starving whalers whose ships are trapped in ice above the Arctic Circle at Point Barrow. The Impossible Recue could be used with The Cruelest M...

from amydelpo

Decent book about a fascinating arctic rescue in the 1800s. Good photos -- the writing is okay -- might be a bit long -- but fine for middle school students.

from abbylibrarian

I enjoyed this true rescue story, but I wonder if audiobook was really the way to go. The narration was fine and the story compelling enough that I stuck with it, but it's my understanding that there are many photographs in the book, so I will have to check it out and take a look at them.