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Back to EpisodesADM George W. Melville: The Doomed Jeannette Expedition
Episode 386
Published 1 year, 6 months ago
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ABC:LHS #073-5 George W. Melville...
...was the MacGyver of his day. He could seemingly create anything out of nothing when the situation called for it. As an engineer he was unsurpassed. He was one of only a few survivors of the ill-fated attempt to reach the North Pole by the ship Jeannette, captained by George DeLong. He then went back to recover the bodies of those who had been left behind. He has a statue at the Naval Yard and was twice painted by Thomas Eakins.