ePub The Death Penalty in American Cinema: Criminality and Retribution in Hollywood Film (Cinema and Society) by Yvonne Koslovsky-Golan in History

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In 1897 three men disappeared in the North Pole—only now have their final hours been revealed with this award-winning forensic investigation of a 120-year-old mystery On July 11th; 1897; three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. Led by engineer August Soloman Andrée; they want to make history; but are frighteningly underprepared. Three days into their journey they make a crash landing and disappear into a white nightmare. They never return. 33 years later; the men's bodies and equipment are found buried beneath the snow and ice on a deserted glacier. They had enough food; clothing; and ammunition to survive. Why did they die? 100 years later; Bea Uusma is at a party. She pulls a book off a shelf about the Andrée Expedition. For the next 15 years; Bea will think of nothing else. This is her journey to uncover the truth.