Author: E. Kent KanePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Access to an open Polar Sea in connection with the search after Sir John Franklin and his companions
Author: E. Kent KaneAccess to an Open Polar Sea
Author: Elisha Kent KanePublisher:
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Arctic Mirage
Author: Winton U. SolbergPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476679959
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In 1913, an expedition was sent to the Arctic, funded by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society and the University of Illinois. Its purpose was twofold: to discover whether an archipelago called Crocker Land--reportedly spotted by an earlier explorer in 1906--actually existed; and to engage in scientific research in the Arctic. When explorers discovered that Crocker Land did not exist, they instead pursued their research, made a number of important discoveries and documented the region's indigenous inhabitants and natural habitat. Their return to America was delayed by the difficulty of engaging a relief ship, and by the danger of German submarines in Arctic waters during the World War I.
The Coldest Crucible
Author: Michael F. RobinsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226721876
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
In the late 1800s, “Arctic Fever” swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their lives en route. Yet failure did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new explorers or the crowds at home that cheered them on. Arctic exploration, Michael F. Robinson argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Paying particular attention to the perils facing explorers at home, The Coldest Crucible examines their struggles to build support for the expeditions before departure, defend their claims upon their return, and cast themselves as men worthy of the nation’s full attention. In so doing, this book paints a new portrait of polar voyagers, one that removes them from the icy backdrop of the Arctic and sets them within the tempests of American cultural life. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers—including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary—The Coldest Crucible reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery.
The North-West Passage
Author: John BrownPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382336510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Supplement to thr Alphabetical Catalogue of the Liobrary of the Royal Geographical Society
Author: John MurraySecond Supplement to the Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the Royal geographical Society
Author: The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions
Author: Adrian HowkinsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108627951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions is a landmark collection drawing together the history of the Arctic and Antarctica from the earliest times to the present. Structured as a series of thematic chapters, an international team of scholars offer a range of perspectives from environmental history, the history of science and exploration, cultural history, and the more traditional approaches of political, social, economic, and imperial history. The volume considers the centrality of Indigenous experience and the urgent need to build action in the present on a thorough understanding of the past. Using historical research based on methods ranging from archives and print culture to archaeology and oral histories, these essays provide fresh analyses of the discovery of Antarctica, the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, the fate of the Norse colony in Greenland, the origins of the Antarctic Treaty, and much more. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of our planet.
An Arctic Boat-journey, in the Autumn of 1854
Author: Isaac Israel HayesPublisher:
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Account of attempt to reach Upernavik in the autumn of 1854 by eight members from the officers and crew of the brig Advance, part of Kane's expedition.