Fast in the Ice
At the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every case, was to write as far as possible from personal knowledge of the scenes he described.
In this book he details the lives of the crew as they must overwinter in the frozen north including their meetings with Eskimos and bears and their struggles with disease. This is a realistic account of what life was like for the explorers of the Arctic. (summary by Esther, adapted from Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Exploration
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Introduction | Esther |
00:06:56 |
| Play 02 | At Sea, The First Storm | Esther |
00:10:15 |
| Play 03 | In the Ice, Dangers of Arctic Voyaging | Esther |
00:16:02 |
| Play 04 | Difficulties, Troubles, And Dangers | Esther |
00:16:03 |
| Play 05 | A Gale, Narrow Escapes, Signs Of Winter, Set Fast | Esther |
00:17:02 |
| Play 06 | Preparations for Wintering, Remarkable Adventures with a Bear | Esther |
00:18:12 |
| Play 07 | A Great Battle with the Walrus | Esther |
00:26:35 |
| Play 08 | The Cause of Ice-Bergs, Fox-Chase, A Bear | Esther |
00:14:11 |
| Play 09 | A Visit to the Eskimos, Wonderful Doings, A Mystery | Esther |
00:14:45 |
| Play 10 | The Tale of a Kite, A Great Bear-Fight | Esther |
00:12:56 |
| Play 11 | Christmas Time, Death, Return of Light and Hope, Disasters and Final Deliverance | Esther |
00:19:29 |