Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin in the Years 1853.'54,'55 (2 Volumes)
by Elisha Kent Kane
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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 2, Kane continues to describe the Inuit show more people by whom he was aided, their birth and death rites, their survival skills in times of famine, and their rescuing of his crew. Accompanied by an extensive appendix containing his meteorological and geological surveys of the area, Kane's writings reveal his own controversial personality, his scholarly and navigational abilities, and his admiration of the way in which the Inuits' life was adapted to their environment. show lessTags
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A riveting account of Kane's expedition attempting to find the lost Franklin crew in the Arctic. A few plodding moments, but that's really only to be expected in a book covering such a long voyage.
Withdrawn from Corning Community College, Book plate ;Arthur A Houghton, Jr. Libraryi Corning Community College 1959, Gift
Spines Disconnected but complete. Inside clean and complete, including all illustrations and tip-in Map..
Spines Disconnected but complete. Inside clean and complete, including all illustrations and tip-in Map..
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- Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55; Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin in the Years 1853.'54,'55 (2 Volumes) (2 Volumes)
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- 1856
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- Nonfiction, Travel, History, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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- 919.804 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worlds Polar regions
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- G665 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Arctic and Antarctic regions
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