Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition
Summary
Dan Snow and author Giles Milton explore the Canadian Arctic Expedition, led by the charismatic and often deceptive explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. The episode details the catastrophic loss of the ship *Karluk*, the grueling survival of its crew on Wrangel Island, and the heroic journey of Captain Robert Bartlett to Siberia for rescue. It also covers the tragic fate of four young colonists and the lone survivor, Ada Blackjack, whose story of endurance on the barren island is recounted in Milton’s book, *Empire at the Edge of the World*.
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