In the Lena Delta

"In the Lena Delta" is the gripping firsthand account of George W. Melville, chief engineer of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition (1879–1881). After the USS Jeannette became trapped and eventually crushed by ice in the Arctic Ocean, Melville and his surviving crew embarked on an extraordinary journey through the treacherous Siberian Arctic, particularly the Lena Delta.
The book chronicles the team's battle against starvation, extreme cold, and disorientation in one of the harshest environments on Earth. It details Melville's leadership in organizing a desperate search for his scattered comrades and offers vivid descriptions of the Arctic landscape, encounters with native peoples, and survival against staggering odds.
Part memoir, part survival narrative, and part exploration log, the book is both a dramatic adventure story and a testament to human endurance and resilience.
"In the Lena Delta" is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884.