Author: Isaac Israel Hayes
Publisher: Boston : Brown and Taggard ; London : Sampson, Low, Son and Company
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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A partial account of the 2nd Grinnell Expedition by 'Advance' under the command of Elisha Kent Kane with Hayes acting as surgeon.

Author: Isaac Israel Hayes
Publisher: Boston : Brown and Taggard ; London : Sampson, Low, Son and Company
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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A partial account of the 2nd Grinnell Expedition by 'Advance' under the command of Elisha Kent Kane with Hayes acting as surgeon.

Author: Isaac I. Hayes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382162121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. 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.

Author: Isaac Israel Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Author: F. A. Worsley
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862547759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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This is the classic account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 Antarctic expedition. Written by the captain of the Endurance, the ship used by Shackleton on this ill-fated journey, it is a remarkable tale of courage and bravery in the face of extreme odds and a vivid portrait of one of the world's greatest explorers. "A breathtaking story of courage under the most appalling conditions." - Edmund Hillary

Author: Elisha Kent Kane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grinnell Expedition
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Author: Isaac Israel Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781418133856
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Matti Laineman
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781844860692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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With the character of the Arctic in a dramatic state of flux, and arguments over sovereignty once again rising to the surface, it is timely that a history of the exploration of this remote region be published. Wide-reaching in its scope and beautifully presented with artworks, maps and charts from the Nurminen Foundation and numerous European museums, private collections and archives, this is a full account of the many explorers from both East and West who attempted to find the North-West and North-East Passages, and to chart and document the region to enable the mythical North to gradually take shape and become part of the world picture. The story of man's skill and initiative in bringing an understanding to such an inhospitable part of the globe is described through the daring adventures of Viking sailors such as Erik the Red, navigators Barents and Bering, and explorers of the wilds such as Chelyuskin and Franklin. Equally, the stories of those disasterous voyages in search of the North-West and North-East Passages are presented in detail. The journeys of the great scientific explorers – Cook, Nordenskiold and Amundsen – remind the reader of the bravery of those who set their sights towards the uncharted North. Bravery and endurance were not sufficient for the almost incredible feats of Nansen and Peary. Success in extreme conditions was only achieved by those expeditions that appreciated the ferocity of nature and took example from the indigenous peoples – those who had lived in the North long before the coming of the Europeans.

Author: Charles W. Johnson
Publisher: ForeEdge from University Press of New England
ISBN: 1611686040
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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In the golden age of polar exploration (from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s), many an expedition set out to answer the big questionÑwas the Arctic a continent, an open ocean beyond a barrier of ice, or an ocean covered with ice? No one knew, for the ice had kept its secret well; ships trying to penetrate it all failed, often catastrophically. NorwayÕs charismatic scientist-explorer Fridtjof Nansen, convinced that it was a frozen ocean, intended to prove it in a novel if risky way: by building a ship capable of withstanding the ice, joining others on an expedition, then drifting wherever it took them, on a relentless one-way journey into discovery and fame . . . or oblivion. Ice Ship is the story of that extraordinary ship, the Fram, from conception to construction, through twenty years of three epic expeditions, to its final resting place as a museum. It is also the story of the extraordinary men who steered the Fram over the course of 84,000 miles: on a three-year, ice-bound drift, finding out what the Arctic really was; in a remarkable four-year exploration of unmapped lands in the vast Canadian Arctic; and on a twoÐyear voyage to Antarctica, where another famous Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, claimed the South Pole. Ice Ship will appeal to all those fascinated with polar exploration, maritime adventure, and wooden ships, and will captivate readers of such books as The Endurance, In the Heart of the Sea, and The Last Place on Earth. With more than 100 original photographs, the book brings the Fram to life and light.

Author: Isaac Israel HAYES
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 387

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