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To the Arctic!: The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Timesby Jeannette Mirsky
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"Who Reached the North Pole First?" A recent article in the New York Times (February 17, 1997) presented new evidence from the journals of Admiral Robert E. Peary and Dr. Frederick A. Cook that sheds light on this long-argued debate. Questioning whether the journal entries are truthful, new theories indicate that neither explorer was first, despite their individual claims. To the Arctic contributes valuable information to this debate in its lively narrative of Arctic exploration from the time of the ancient Greeks to the mid-1940s. Revealing stories of the many men who attempted to map the lands or search for means to live there, Mirsky describes the weather and resources they encountered, the temptations and odds of success, and the role of nationalism and individual character in the many conflicting accounts of Arctic exploration. "Excellent. . . . This is a book which anyone interested in almost any facet of the north will find of value."William Cody, Canadian Field Naturalist "A book filled with adventure."Daily News Journal Table of ContentsIntroduction by Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Preface to the 1970 Edition Preface to the 1948 Edition I. Arctic Scenery II. Quest and Conquest III. Earliest Recorded Northern Explorers: The Greeks and the Vikings IV. The Paths to Cathay V. The Dutch in the Arctic VI. Smeerenburg and the Whale-Oil Rush VII. Hudson and His Strait; Baffin and His Bay VIII. Russia: The Great Northern Expedition IX. After the Great Northern Expedition X. The British Attack on the Arctic XI. Franklin's Last Voyage XII. The Mystery of the Missing Ships: The Franklin Search XIII. The Route to the North XIV. Franz Josef Land: The Amazing Drift of the Tegetthoff XV. The International Circumpolar Stations: The Greely Expedition XVI. Laying a Ghost: The Jeannette and the Fram XVII. Greenland XVIII. The Northeast and Northwest Passages XIX. Jones Sound and Beaufort Sea XX. To the Pole XXI. Flying in the Arctic Appendices I. Further Exploration of Spitsbergen II. List of Franklin Search Parties III. Chronology of Northern Exploration References Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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