Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 2: The Field of Ice
by Jules Verne
About this book
The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced that the sea around the pole is not frozen and his obsession is to reach the place no matter what. Mutiny by the crew results in destruction of their ship but Hatteras, with a few men, continues on the expedition. (Wikipedia)
Chapters (26)
1The Doctor's Inventory
2First Words of Altamont
3A Seventeen Days' March
4The Last Charge of Powder
5The Seal and the Bear
6The 'Porpoise'
7An Important Discussion
8An Excursion to the North of Victoria Bay
9Cold and Heat
10Winter Pleasures
11Traces of Bears
12Imprisoned in Doctor's House
13The Mine
14An Arctic Spring
15The North West Passage
16Arctic Arcadia
17Altamont's Revenge
18Final Preparations
19March to the North
20Footprints in the Snow
21The Open Sea
22Getting Near the Pole
23The English Flag
24Mount Hatteras
25Return South
26Conclusion
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