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Shipwrecked in the Arctic: a 16th-century survival story

Journalist Andrea Pitzer discusses her latest book, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, a compelling story of survival in the Arctic during the 16th century…

Published: March 1, 2021 at 1:48 PM

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Journalist Andrea Pitzer discusses her latest book Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, which recounts the Arctic ordeal of Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew. In 1597, they set sail in a bid to find a North East passage to China, but spent nine months fighting off ravenous polar bears, extreme cold and a seemingly endless winter after becoming stranded in the ice.

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Andrea Pitzer is the author of Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Simon & Schuster, 2021)

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