LABYRINTH OF ICE

In LABYRINTH OF ICE, Buddy Levy takes on the ill-fated Greely Expedition of 1881, shedding new light on both the arctic landscape of the story and the continuing contributions of the expedition's scientific documentation.

Led by the ambitious Lt. A.W. Greely, the Greely Expedition's goals were three-fold: to set up the northernmost chain of research stations working to better understand the Earth's climate, a search and rescue mission for the lost crew of the USS Jeanette, and an attempt to reach the North Pole. The mission required Greely and his men to be marooned in Greenland for two years with a supply ship arriving in the summer of 1882 and a contingency plan if a ship did not return to collect them in the summer of 1883. As happens with the best laid plans, no ship arrived, and Lt. Greely was left to decide whether to stay or set out on the small boats thoward the agreed upon rendezvous point. His decision leads to the death (and possibly cannibalization) of all but seven men. These survivors return as anational heroes and provide the world with data that is currently helping meteorologists and scientists understand climate change and how humans have altered the world.

Buddy Levy has authored many books including NO BARRIERS: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon, GERONIMO: The Life and Times of An American Warrior, and RIVER OF DARKNESS: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon.