Die Nordpolexpedition von Charles Francis Hall im Jahr 1871 beginnt vielversprechend, endet jedoch in Egoismus, Missgunst und Verrat. Nach sieben Monaten kehrt die Mannschaft ohne das Schiff und den Kapitän zurück, beladen mit einer schrecklichen Geschichte von Mord und Kannibalismus.
In the dark years following the Civil War, America's foremost Artic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the Polaris, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and began their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return. What transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. Trial By Ice is an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little-known tragedies at sea in American history.
