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English
Sheridan House
15 September 2008
When Tristan Jones, who became one of the best-known small boat sailors and writers of our times, was discharged from the Navy and told he was physically unfit for more seagoing, he got hold of a small craft, Creswell, which he converted to a cruising ketch, and started sailing. Then, determined to sail farther north than anyone else, Jones set out from Iceland, accompanied only by Nelson, the one-eyed, three-legged dog he had inherited. Jones spent two winters full of continuous suspense and danger in this bleak polar region. He was trapped by violent snowstorms, attacked by a ravenous polar bear, and marooned on an ice pack in the Arctic Ocean, all the while grappling with loneliness and despair, plus dwindling supplies. Finally, when the ice shifted, crushing Creswell like a matchbox, Jones had to deal with possible death!

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Imprint:   Sheridan House
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781574092738
ISBN 10:   1574092731
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Tristan Jones was one of the most prolific and best-loved authors of sailing stories. A Welshman, he left school at age fourteen to work on sailing barges and spent the rest of his life at sea--in the Royal Navy, as a delivery skipper, and as a daring adventurer in search of new seagoing challenges. Jones wrote sixteen books, including Encounters of a Wayward Sailor published by Sheridan House.

Reviews for Ice!

Ice! is to the wide waters of the world what the exploits of that other Jones chap, Indiana, is to the wide screen ...only for real Sports Illustrated Tristan Jones is one of the true classic sailing writers of our time. This story tells of a voyage with a three-legged dog into the frozen north where he is trapped by numerous storms. This is a true classic a tale based on the real life adventures of a true sailing great. Fast paced and as exciting as it is informative. Latitudes & Attitudes Another magnificent tale of derring-do from the indomitable Welsh adventurer. Yachting World


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