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Southeast Alaska, 1889. Harry L. Ford, a Navy officer and surveyor with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, is about to face deadly challenges from both man and nature, and his adventure will land him on the map.<br>Harry's shipmates on the steamer <i>U.S.S. Carlise P. Patterson</i> join him in the danger that goes with charting the rugged Alaskan coastline.<br>From their embarkation in San Francisco until their return six months later, the crew sails the waters of remote southeast Alaska only recently acquired from Russia. Interactions with Native Tlingits, distrustful of the Navy after the bombing of their village only a few year before, confront the crew. Theft from their own ranks confound them. Rescued passengers from a nearby shipwreck come aboard as guests. Will subterfuge on board the Patterson get anyone killed?<br>Their season ends anchored in the quiet stillness of exquisite glacial fjords. Will Harry's bold moves at these critical times save his life? Towering mountains and unmatched wilderness provide the perfect setting for this historical maritime adventure.