From a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, famed
Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary spots a line of mysterious peaks dotting
the horizon. In 1906, he names that distant, uncharted territory
"Crocker Land." Years later, two of Peary's disciples, George Borup and
Donald MacMillan, take the brave steps Peary never did: with a team of
amateur adventurers and intrepid native guides, they endeavor to reach
this unknown land and fill in the last blank space on the globe. What
follows is hardship and mishap the likes of which none of the explorers
could possibly have imagined. From howling blizzards and desperate food
shortages to crime and tragedy, the explorers experience a remarkable
journey of endurance, courage, and hope. Set in one of the world's most
inhospitable places, A Wretched and Precarious Situation is an Arctic
tale unlike any other.