The Greely Expedition Preview
Preview: Season 23 Episode 5 | 30s
Airs Monday, January 31, 2011 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
An epic story of adventure, abandonment and human tragedy, The Greely Expedition tells of an 1881 scientific mission to the Arctic that ended with death and rumors of cannibalism.
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The Greely Expedition Preview
Preview: Season 23 Episode 5 | 30s
An epic story of adventure, abandonment and human tragedy, The Greely Expedition tells of an 1881 scientific mission to the Arctic that ended with death and rumors of cannibalism.
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