In compliance with an act of the Virginia General Assembly on 11 April 1853; deaths occurring in Clarke County were recorded on the county Death Register. Transcriptions in this book include: race; date and place of death; names of parents; place of birth
#510755 in BooksColor: Brown 2001-10-10 2001-10-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.25 x 5.25l; 1.09 #File Name: 0786884460432 pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Mostly a pretty good read.By gordonI am going to disagree with many of the reviewers here and say that while I liked this book and would probably recommend it I would also say that it is about 100 pages longer than it needed to be. There is a lot of detail from the men's journals and it is interesting to a point but as the book moves into the last 2 months of these peoples ordeal it just begins to repeat itself over and over again. I guess that makes sense but I started skipping pages at the end up until the actual rescue as nothing new was to be learned from this story of survival. I thought it might have been interesting to know more about what happened to the expeditions leader in the aftermath. He should have been sent to prison! But maybe nothing was there because nothing of consequence happened to him. Very little is said about this subject at the end of the book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read!By CustomerIt's the second time I've read this book. First time in hard copy; second time in Kindle. One must also read the other book by Jennifer Niven as well: Ada Blackjack. These farcical polar 'explorations' IF they can be called that; takes place years apart; Ada Blackjack polar debacle toom place after the Karluk debacle. Both being 'lead by" the infamous Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Anyone who hitched their wagon to Stefansson was a doomed person. He was the epitome of ego and vanity. The tragic stories laid out in this book (the doom of the Karluk) and the later book (Ada Blackjack; sole survivor of the Wrangel Island farce) are excellent. Both are great books. Don't miss reading Jennifer Niven's "Ada Blackjack". One poor schmuck who survived the Karluk actually signed up for the Wrangel Island debacle (Ada Blackjack book) and died on that last fateful "exploration". Mind you; Stefansson was no where to be seen. He SENDS people to die. He doesn't actually GO with them. And SPOILER ALERT: when he DOES GO; he abandons his crew to die; and saves himself. Yeah; true.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enthralling; epic taleBy J. LuptonThis story while not as widely known as Shackleton's adventure in the Antarctic is just as engrossing. The author does a fantastic job and it's hard to imagine someone doing a better job of tying together multiple sources to weave a story that makes you feel like you were there with this group. I felt emotionally invested in the outcome and identified with the characters within this crew. This is a rare accomplishment to not only tell a story; tell it well but also to care about the events as they transpire. One of the best books I've read in a very long time (would also include "Frozen In Time" in this). It was surreal reading this book on vacation in Key West! Kudos to the author to transforming a massive amount of research into a compelling story. The author's dedication to the subject matter comes shining through - excellent work!I don't believe I can add much to the other previous reviews but this is my take on this great book.
