Author: Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0871693860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Author: Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0871693860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Biography of Elisha Kent Kane
Author: William ElderPublisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson ; Boston : Phillips, Sampson
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Builder
Author: Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: The Athenaeum
Author: 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.
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Author: Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack - From the History of the First U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
Author: Elisha Kent KanePublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528792580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) embarked on his third and final expedition into the Canadian Arctic to force the Northwest Passage. After two years with no word, a £20,000 reward was offered to anyone who could find the expedition, leading to many rescue attempts. Two such attempts were undertaken by Elisha Kent Kane (1820–1857), American explorer and United States Navy medical officer. Despite contracting scurvy and suffering greatly during his 1853 attempt, he continued on and went further north than any other explorer had managed. Kane was eventually forced to relinquish the icebound brig “Advance” on May 20, 1855 and spent the next 83 days marching to Upernavik carrying the invalids—losing but one man on the perilous journey. “Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack” contains Kane's personal account of his courageous but ill-fated rescue mission, detailing the perilous conditions they had to endure and how they were able to survive against all odds in the Arctic wasteland. Highly recommended for those with an interest in Arctic exploration and history in general. Read & Co. History is republishing this classic memoir now in a brand new edition complete with an introductory biography by John Knox Laughton.
The Publishers Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
The American Archivist
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications (Western and Eastern Europe)."