Holmes opens with a tribute to the whaleman, foremost of all fishermen, then tells the story of the Citizen, wrecked in the Arctic Ocean in 1852. The survivors’ nine months of hunger and cold, their long marches on inflamed feet, and their life among the native people of the coast make up the heart of the narrative.
A harrowing true account for readers of Moby-Dick and polar survival stories. Download the free EPUB.