Fast in the Ice by Robert Michael Ballantyne
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingAt the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every case, was to write as far as possible from personal knowledge of the scenes he described.In this book he details the lives of the crew as they must overwinter in the frozen north including their meetings with Eskimos and bears and their struggles with disease. This is a realistic account of what life was like for the explorers of the Arctic.
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Episodes
02 – At Sea, The First Storm
January 01, 2024 00:00 - 10 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
03 – In the Ice, Dangers of Arctic Voyaging
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
04 – Difficulties, Troubles, And Dangers
December 30, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
05 – A Gale, Narrow Escapes, Signs Of Winter, Set Fast
December 29, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
06 – Preparations for Wintering, Remarkable Adventures with a Bear
December 28, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
07 – A Great Battle with the Walrus
December 27, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
08 – The Cause of Ice-Bergs, Fox-Chase, A Bear
December 26, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
09 – A Visit to the Eskimos, Wonderful Doings, A Mystery
December 25, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
10 – The Tale of a Kite, A Great Bear-Fight
December 24, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
11 – Christmas Time, Death, Return of Light and Hope, Disasters and Final Deliverance
December 23, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com