Madness & misery in Antarctica

<p>In 1897 the Belgian Antarctic Expedition set sail in search of the south magnetic pole, but their journey was scuppered by a long, arduous winter trapped in the pack ice. Malnourishment, madness, and the threat of murder loomed. Julian Sancton, author of&nbsp;<em>Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night,&nbsp;</em>charts their extraordinary journey.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Julian Sancton is the author of&nbsp;<em>Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night&nbsp;</em>(Ebury, 2021)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Buy it now from Waterstones:&nbsp;<a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fmadhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth%2Fjulian-sancton%2F9780753553442" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fmadhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth%2Fjulian-sancton%2F9780753553442</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>