Book Reviews › Resilience › In the Kingdom of Ice
Honest review · Resilience
In the Kingdom of Ice
by Hampton Sides
The 1879 Jeannette expedition to the North Pole: ship crushed, a thousand-mile retreat across Siberian ice under Captain De Long. Leadership, endurance and a wrong map.
Read it if…
you want a polar survival epic beyond Shackleton.
See the book →
Skip it if…
you want a happy ending for all.
Try instead: Isaac's Storm →
Three things you will actually use
- Bad theories cost lives.
- Discipline holds a retreat together.
- Keep the log.
Do this first
Read the chapters after the ship sinks.
Our verdict
The Jeannette.
See the book →
Compare with other Resilience books
Browse all Resilience book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.
As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.