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American Experience - Season 23 Episode 7 : The Greely Expedition

American Experience
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In 1881, 25 men led by Adolphus Greely set sail from Newfoundland to Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world’s surface that had been described as a "sheer blank." Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism. The film reveals how poor planning, personality clashes, questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspired to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy.

Title American Experience - Season 23 Episode 7 : The Greely Expedition
Alternative Titles The American Experience
First Air Date 1988-10-04
Last Air Date 2026-01-06
Number of Episodes 400
Number of Seasons 38
Genres Documentary,
Networks PBS,
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