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The Expedition
The Expedition: The Forgotten Story of a Polar Tragedy | Bea Uusma
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In 1897 three men disappeared in the North Pole--only now have their final hours been revealed with this award-winning forensic investigation of a 120-year-old mystery On July 11th, 1897, three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. Led by engineer August Soloman Andre, they want to make history, but are frighteningly underprepared. Three days into their journey they make a crash landing and disappear into a white nightmare. They never return. 33 years later, the men's bodies and equipment are found buried beneath the snow and ice on a deserted glacier. They had enough food, clothing, and ammunition to survive. Why did they die? 100 years later, Bea Uusma is at a part. She pulls a book off a shelf about the Andre Expedition. For the next 15 years, Bea will think of nothing else. This is her journey to uncover the truth.
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annamatopoetry
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Twas good. You should all read it. Tagging the English translation for easy finding.

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annamatopoetry
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Ah, the #bokfika returns. At the Dane, a cafe a former coworker of mine opened, reading with Lucas (he's reading the last Circle book, I'm reading this, the existence of which I was reminded by @silentrequiem )

silentrequiem Why do I remind you about the Circle books? 8y
annamatopoetry @silentrequiem typo, you reminded me of the Andree book 8y
silentrequiem @annamatopoetry Ah, that makes much more sense! 8y
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Jejalena
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Bästa faktabok jag läst

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tricours
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A great book, much easier to read than I thought. Perhaps a bit heavy on repetition, but I enjoyed the format where you advance through the story together with the author rather than just being served facts. Bea Uusma seems a bit odd though, and I don't know how much of that is genuine.

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tricours
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I've got a thing for polar expeditions. My first impression is that there is a likeness to Diski's Skating to Antarctica, but I think I'll like this more.

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furiosa
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5
I don't know why I expect these books to give me answers when I know they won't; how could they? so that was a disappointment, but even so, this was heartbreaking and beautiful the whole way through.