https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?CF=BIB&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=670592&CF=BIB In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across the endless ice. Battling everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition fought madness and starvation as they desperately strove for survival. Here is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most unforgiving territory on Earth. In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. But it was not long before the Jeannette was trapped in crushing pack ice. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies, facing a seemingly impossible trek across the endless ice. Battling everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and frosty labyrinths, the expedition fought madness and starvation as they desperately strove for survival. Here is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most unforgiving territory on Earth.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sides, Hampton<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Richmond : Oneworld, 2015.<br />480 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 910.452 - Available - 38048021099200<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=586228&CF=BIB William Gold comes into the world as his family slides down the social ladder. His head filled with tales of chivalry, instead he is branded a thief, and must make do with being squire to his childhood friend Sir Robert, a knight determined to make a name for himself as a man at arms in France. While William himself slowly acquires the skills of knightly combat, he remains an outsider - until the Battle of Poitiers when Sir Robert is cut down by the greatest knight of the age, Sir Geoffrey de Charny, and William, his lowly squire, revenges him. But with his own knight dead, no honour acrrues to William for this feat of arms. William Gold comes into the world as his family slides down the social ladder. His head filled with tales of chivalry, instead he is branded a thief, and must make do with being squire to his childhood friend Sir Robert, a knight determined to make a name for himself as a man at arms in France. While William himself slowly acquires the skills of knightly combat, he remains an outsider - until the Battle of Poitiers when Sir Robert is cut down by the greatest knight of the age, Sir Geoffrey de Charny, and William, his lowly squire, revenges him. But with his own knight dead, no honour acrrues to William for this feat of arms.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cameron, Christian, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2013.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2013.<br />464 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048020891649<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3500547&CF=BIB <br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Local History Reference - 914.136 - Available - 38048000859988<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Local History Reference - F 914.136 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048000870613<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Local History Reference - F 914.136 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048000870662<br />