The Greely Expedition crew. National Archives. This group photo of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition team was taken in 1881 before departure for the Arctic to gather scientific data. Led by ...

Book Review: Greely's Polar Expedition Faces Heartbreak Amid Heroism In 'Labyrinth Of Ice' Author Buddy Levy's superbly written, meticulously researched chronicle tells the adventure story of a ...

Officially dubbed the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, the 25 men composing it departed St. John’s, Newfoundland, in the summer of 1881 under the command of Lt. Adolphus Greely, a United States ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--The arrangements for the Greely relief expedition are being rapidly perfected. The detail for the officers to serve on the expedition has not been finally determined on, ...

Lt. Adolphus Greely was trying to manage an increasingly bleak situation. Supplies were dangerously low. His men were hungry, tired and cold, and his expedition — America’s first scientific ...

Among the debacles of 19th century Arctic exploration, the Greely Expedition looms large. Launched in 1881 as part of the first-ever International Polar Year, it signaled, along with the equally ...

How the Greely Expedition to the North Pole celebrated Christmas in 1881. How the Greely Expedition celebrated Christmas dinner in 1881. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV ...

Greely Expedition. Connell, M., Statements Regarding Furthest North and Theft of Food Denied by J. R. Fredericks ...

The Greely expedition, 1893. The purpose of the Greely expedition was to establish one of a chain of meteorological-observation stations as part of the (first) International Polar Year.

Led by Adolphus Washington Greely, the volunteer expedition team consisted of U.S. military officers and enlistees, two Eskimos, and one medical doctor. Twenty-two of the 25 men are pictured here.

Author Buddy Levy's superbly written, meticulously researched chronicle tells the adventure story of a group of explorers aiming to achieve "Farthest North" and claim the win for the U.S. in 1881.

The Greely expedition, 1893. The purpose of the Greely expedition was to establish one of a chain of meteorological-observation stations as part of the (first) International Polar Year.