Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils
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Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Honors to Dr. Kane
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Honours to Dr. Kane
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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The Love-life of Dr. Kane
Author: Elisha Kent Kane
Publisher: New York : Carleton
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Dr. Elisha Kent Kane was America's first Arctic explorer. He served as ship's surgeon with the First Grinnell Expedition and as leader of the second Grinnell Expedition in search of John Franklin. After his death, spiritualist Margaret Fox claimed that she was Kane's common-law wife, but his family refused to grant her a widow's annuity. Five years later she filed a lawsuit, and both parties reached an agreement: an annuity for Fox in exchange for Kane's correspondence with her. Charging that the Kanes had not kept their word, she published this volume anonymously.
Publisher: New York : Carleton
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Dr. Elisha Kent Kane was America's first Arctic explorer. He served as ship's surgeon with the First Grinnell Expedition and as leader of the second Grinnell Expedition in search of John Franklin. After his death, spiritualist Margaret Fox claimed that she was Kane's common-law wife, but his family refused to grant her a widow's annuity. Five years later she filed a lawsuit, and both parties reached an agreement: an annuity for Fox in exchange for Kane's correspondence with her. Charging that the Kanes had not kept their word, she published this volume anonymously.
Dr. Kane's Voyage to the Polar Lands
Author: Oscar M. Villarejo
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512819131
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Based on a narrative manuscript of Johan Carl Christian Petersen, a member of Elisha Kent Kane's expedition to Greenland, 1853-55.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512819131
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Based on a narrative manuscript of Johan Carl Christian Petersen, a member of Elisha Kent Kane's expedition to Greenland, 1853-55.
The Coldest Crucible
Author: Michael F. Robinson
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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 Western Literary Messenger
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Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Languages : en
Pages : 684
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The Mobile Medical and Surgical Journal
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
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Biography of E. K. Kane
Author: William ELDER (M.D.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Biography of Elisha Kent Kane
Author: William Elder
Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson ; Boston : Phillips, Sampson
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson ; Boston : Phillips, Sampson
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Americana
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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