Covers the life of Lieutenant James Booth Lockwood with emphasis on his attempt to reach "Farthest North" as part of the Greely Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay in 1881. A portion of the book is based on the journal kept by Lockwood on the Expedition.
Chapters
1 Preface 8 min 2 Early Life 28 min 3 Army-Life in Arizona 24 min 4 Army-Life in Nebraska 25 min 5 Army-Life in Kansas 20 min 6 Army-Life in Indian Territory and Colorado 14 min 7 Preparing for the Arctic Regions 12 min 8 From Newfoundland to Lady Franklin Bay 47 min 9 House-Building and Local Exploratons 52 min 10 Preliminary Sledge Expeditions and Life at the Station 44 min 11 ''The Arctic Moon'' 14 min 12 Expedition to Lockwood Island Part 1 43 min 13 Expedition to Lockwood Island Part 2 47 min 14 From Lockwood Island to Lady Franklin Bay 35 min 15 Waiting and Watching Part 1 39 min 16 Waiting and Watching Part 2 37 min 17 Resuming a Desperate Struggle 40 min 18 Across Grinnell Land Part 1 34 min 19 Across Grinnell Land Part 2 29 min 20 Preparing for Home 18 min 21 Homeward Bound 20 min 22 The Final Catastrophe 42 min 23 The Woeful Return 33 min
