In the Lena Delta: A Narrative of the Search for Lieut.-Commander DeLong and His Companions; Followed by an Account of the Greely Relief Expedition, and a Proposed Method of Reaching the North Pole. Melville, George Wallace. Edited by Melville Philips. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1885. 1879-81 US North Pole Expedition (commanded by George De Long aboard Jeannette). Arctic Reading: United States Preview This was the crucial expedition in finding the fate of DeLong and the Jeannette. Read more