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The Frozen Zone and its Explorers: A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years
Hyde Alexander
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Paperback. An American account of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, published in 1874. Editor(s): Hyde, Alexander; Baldwin, A. C.; Gage, W. L. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 886 pages, 115 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1110.
This account by three American authors of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, culminating in the voyage and loss of the USS Polaris in 1872, was published in 1874. The work, which is derived from many earlier published accounts, begins with a short and highly sentimental biography of the famous American explorer Elisha Kane (whose own works are reissued in this series). It continues with the geography of the Arctic regions, and the voyages of the Vikings and early modern explorers, describing the activities of the whaling fleets as well as the oceanographic and scientific researches of ... Read more
This account by three American authors of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, culminating in the voyage and loss of the USS Polaris in 1872, was published in 1874. The work, which is derived from many earlier published accounts, begins with a short and highly sentimental biography of the famous American explorer Elisha Kane (whose own works are reissued in this series). It continues with the geography of the Arctic regions, and the voyages of the Vikings and early modern explorers, describing the activities of the whaling fleets as well as the oceanographic and scientific researches of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
886
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Number of Pages
886
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108074889
SKU
V9781108074889
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