Andrea Pitzer on her new book, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 5:10 a.m.

Journalist and author Andrea Pitzer brings us a harrowing story of death and survival in the North more than four centuries ago. She tells us about Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew, who became trapped in the Arctic, surrounded by polar bears, during their third polar expedition. Her new book is called Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World.