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Frederick Schwatka

Frederick Gustavus Schwatka (29 September 1849 – 2 November 1892) was a United States Army lieutenant with degrees in medicine and law and a noted explorer of northern Canada and Alaska.

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American writer (1849–1892)

Born 1849
Died 1892

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  • Cover of: The children of the cold

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  • Cover of: Along Alaska's great river: popular account of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River, from its source to its mouth, in the British North-West Territory and in the territory of Alaska

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  • Cover of: A summer in Alaska: a popular account of the travels of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River from its source to its mouth, in the British North-West Territory and in the territory of Alaska

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  • Cover of: In the land of cave and cliffdwellers

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  • Cover of: Exploring the great Yukon.: An adventurous expedition down the great Yukon River, from its source in the British North-west Territory, to its mouth in the territory of Alaska.

    Cover of edition exploringgreatyu00schwrich First published in 1890 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Nimrod in the North, or, Hunting and fishing adventures in the Arctic regions

    First published in 1892 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Report of a military reconnaissance in Alaska, made in 1883

    First published in 1885 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Wonderland, or, Alaska and the inland passage / by Frederick Schwatka. With a description of the country traversed by the Northern Pacific Railroad / by John Hyde

    First published in 1886 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: In the Hyperborean regions: a trip within the Arctic circle

    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The long Arctic search: the narrative of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, U.S.A., 1878-1880, seeking the records of the lost Franklin expedition.

    First published in 1965 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Two expeditions to Mount St. Elias

    First published in 1891 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Wonderland, or, Alaska and the inland passage

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  • Cover of: Stories of danger and adventure

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A summer in Alaska: a popular account of the travels of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River, from its source to its mouth, in the British North-west territory, and in the territory of Alaska

    First published in 1894 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Along Alaska's great river, account of the travels of the Alaska exploring expedition of 1883

    First published in 1885 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The American Arctic savage

    First published in 1982 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nimrod in the North: or, Hunting and fishing adventures in the Arctic regions.

    First published in 1885 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Schwatka's Last Search: The New York Ledger Expedition through Unknown Alaska and British America

    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Wonderland, or: Alaska and the inland passage

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Search for Franklin: a narrative of the American expedition under Lieutenant Schwatka, 1878 to 1880 ; with ill., from engravings designed by the artist of the expedition

    First published in 1888 — 1 edition
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American writer (1849–1892)

Born 1849
Died 1892

Subjects

Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, American, Descriptions et voyages, Discoveries in geography, Eskimos, Inuit, Exploring expeditions, Hunting, Navigation, Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Social life and customs, Cave-dwellers, Chasse, Children, Cliff-dwellers, Clothing, Cold, Costume and adornment, Costume et parure, Diaries, Effets physiologiques, Enfants, Eskimo children, Explorers

Places

Alaska, United States, Arctic regions, Northwest Territories, Pacific Northwest, Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska), Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska), Arctic Regions, British Columbia, Chihuahua (Mexico : State), Eskimos, Klondike River Valley (Yukon), Saint Elias, Mount (Alaska and Yukon), Sonora (Mexico : State), Yukon, Yukon River and valley, Yukon Territory

People

Frederick Schwatka (1849-1892), C. W. Hayes (1859-1916), John Franklin Sir (1786-1847), Rose Georgina, 1845- [from old catalog] Kingsley

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 16, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
August 16, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import