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Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Autor Elisha Kent Kane
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 dec 2011
Elisha Kent Kane (1820–57) was a medical officer in the United States Navy, best known for the so-called 'Grinnell voyages' to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Originally published in 1856, this two-volume work documents his second expedition, between 1853 and 1855, during which his ship became ice-bound, and he and his men survived by adopting Inuit survival skills, such as hunting, sledge-driving and hut-building. In Volume 1, Kane recounts the dangers posed by icebergs, glaciers and fluctuating tides, which led to his ship's entrapment, and records his impressions of the Inuit whom he later relied on for survival. Along with extensive illustrations of the animals, terrain and people encountered on his mission, and a useful glossary of Arctic terms, Kane's writings reveal his own controversial personality as well as his relationship with the Inuit and his admiration for their skills.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108041416
ISBN-10: 1108041418
Pagini: 496
Ilustrații: 153 b/w illus. 2 maps
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Glossary of Arctic terms; 1. Organisation; 2. Fiskernaes; 3. Coast of Greenland; 4. Boring the floes; 5. Crimson cliffs of Beverley; 6. Closing with the ice; 7. The Eric on a berg; 8. Tracking; 9. The depot journey; 10. Approaching winter; 11. The observatory; 12. Leaping a chasm; 13. Walrus-holes; 14. Magnetic observatory; 15. Arctic observations; 16. Preparation; 17. Baker's death; 18. An exploration; 19. Progress of the party; 20. Seal-hunting; 21. Progress of season; 22. Mr Bonsall's return; 23. Morton's return; 24. Prospects; 25. Working on; 26. The ice-foot in August; 27. Discipline; 28. The Esquimaux; 29. Walrus-grounds; 30. Journey of Morton and Hans; 31. An aurora; 32. Esquimaux sledges.

Descriere

First published in 1856, this two-volume work describes the second Grinnell expedition (1853–5) in search of Sir John Franklin.