True tales of Arctic heroism in the New World

True tales of Arctic heroism in the New World
A. W. Greely, A. W. Greely
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True tales of Arctic heroism in the New World

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Publisher
C. Scribner's Sons
Language
English
Pages
385

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Table of Contents

The loyalty of Philip Staffe to Henry Hudson
Franklin's crossing of the barren grounds
The retreat of Ross from the Victory
The discovery of the Northwest passage
The timely sledge journey of Bedford Pim
Kane's rescue of his freezing shipmates
How Woon won promotion
The Angekok Kalutunah and the starving whites
Dr. Rae and the Franklin mystery
Sonntag's fatal sledge journey
The heroic devotion of Lady Jane Franklin
The marvellous lee-drift of Captain Tysen
The saving of Petersen
Life on an East Greenland ice-pack
Parr's lonely march from the great frozen sea
Relief of American whalers at Point Barrow
The missionary's Arctic trail
Schwatka's summer search
The Inuit survivors of the stone age
The fidelity of Eskimo Bronlund
The wifely heroism of Mertuk, the daughter of Shung-Hu.

Edition Notes

Type-written letter, with author's signature, mounted on fly-leaf.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1912

Classifications

Library of Congress
G608 .G7 1923

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 385 p., [4] leaves of plates
Number of pages
385

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL45007338M
OCLC/WorldCat
8971566

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL33132549W

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