02787cam a22003973u 4500 74622 UtSlPG 20260610134728.0 m cr n 260607r20241916utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 16023799 UtSlPG en iso639-1 G Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946 The last voyage of the Karluk Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_voyage_of_the_Karluk Release date is 2024-10-22 Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive "The Last Voyage of the Karluk" is a historical account related by Robert A. Bartlett and set down by Ralph T. Hale, written in the early 20th century. This narrative recounts the harrowing experiences of the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition from 1913 to 1916. The text explores themes of survival and exploration in the Arctic, detailing the expedition's preparations, encounters with harsh conditions, and the eventual drift of the vessel trapped in ice. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects upon the prelude to the expedition, outlining the motivations and objectives of the Karluk's journey into Arctic waters. Highlighting the ship's characteristics and the crew's diversity, it sets a tone of anticipation mingled with foreboding about the likely perils they would encounter. The expedition's ambitious goals—ranging from ice navigation to scientific research—are contrasted with the realities of an unforgiving environment that would soon test the limits of human endurance and resourcefulness. The narrative elaborates on the founding crew's camaraderie and challenges as they embark on their perilous journey, asserting a strong sense of impending adventure fraught with the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Canada: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, 1916 Karluk (Ship) Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) Shipwrecks -- Arctic Ocean Rescues -- Arctic regions Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Canadian Hale, Ralph T. (Ralph Tracy), 1880-1951 https://archive.org/details/lastvoyageofkarl00bart/ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74622 115347 115347