Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night

Julian Sancton

358 pages first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced
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The harrowing true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry--with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter--in the tradition of David Grann, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Ham...

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4.15
based on 1,453 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 92%

informative: 74%

dark: 51%

tense: 42%

inspiring: 22%

challenging: 21%

emotional: 19%

reflective: 19%

sad: 13%

mysterious: 8%

hopeful: 7%

funny: 2%


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8% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
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