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Nautical history and polar exploration non-fiction from recs on tumblr by @jesslovesboats
Challenge Books

The Karluk's Last Voyage: An Epic of Death and Survival in the Arctic
Robert A. Bartlett
Karluk expedition

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
Jennifer Niven
Karluk expedition

The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
Mensun Bound
miscellaneous

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Hampton Sides
miscellaneous

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
David Roberts
miscellaneous

Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
Buddy Levy
miscellaneous

Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North
Fridjtof Nansen
1st hand accounts

The Voyage Of The Discovery
Robert Falcon Scott
1st hand accounts

The Quiet Land: The Diaries Of Frank Debenham, Member Of The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910 1913
June D. Back, Frank Debenham
1st hand accounts

HMS Terror: The Design Fitting and Voyages of a Polar Discovery Ship
Matthew Betts
Boats! boats! boats!

Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus
Alanna Mitchell, Leona Aglukkaq, John Geiger
Boats! boats! boats!

The Voyages of the Discovery: An Illustrated History of Scott's Ship
Ann Savours
Boats! boats! boats!