Event Description

Our July 2026 Hobart Book Chat title is Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton. Pick up a copy at the Hobart Branch to chat! Contact [email protected] or (219) 942-2243 for more details.

Summary: "In August 1897 young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. After a series of costly setbacks the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. Sancton tells the harrowing true survival story of an expedition that went terribly awry, of the ship stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea, the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter."

When

11:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday July 21 2026
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Contact

219-949-2243

Where

Children's Program Room
Hobart
100 N. Main St
Hobart IN
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