American Explorations in the Ice Zones - Couverture souple

Nourse, Joseph Everett

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108049877 ISBN 13 : 9781108049870

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Originally published in 1884, this is a guide to all the major American expeditions into the Arctic.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1879, the steamer Jeannette went missing near Alaska. It had been sent by the American Navy in search of a missing Swedish expedition. Having become trapped in ice, the ship was not heard from for almost two years, when her remaining crew finally reached safety. By this time, any American expedition that focused its efforts further north than the sixtieth parallel was usually considered to be within the Arctic, and these invariably perilous expeditions were often launched in search of lost ships. In 1884, Joseph Everett Nourse (1819–89) published details of all the major American expeditions, including the efforts to rescue the Jeannette, Hayes's attempt to prove the existence of the Open Polar Sea, and Schwatka's 3,000-mile sledge journey across the tundra. Written to make the journals of explorers more accessible to young readers, Nourse's comprehensive text is still of relevance to students of American maritime history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108049877
• ISBN 13: 9781108049870
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 600
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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