Thousand Days in the Arctic - Arcti

Klappentext Frederick G. Jackson's 1899 journal of his exploration in Franz Josef Land describes vividly a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Zusammenfassung Described as 'a record of solid achievement … in the face of hardship and difficulty', Jackson's 1899 account of his Arctic expedition describes a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Illustrated with maps and images, Volume 1 recounts the voyage out, dramatic bear-hunts, and arduous journeys by sledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Author's note; 1. Introduction; 2. Our start; 3. Winter darkness, dreary days; 4. Our Arctic hut; 5. A Christmas festival, 1895; 6. Mother Bear's nursery; 7. A tough bit for 'Mr Bear'; 8. Daylight returns; 9. The first sledge journey, 1895; 10. Second sledge journey, 1895; 11. Snow morasses, discovery of Queen Victoria Sea; 12. A successful race against time; 13. Back from the sledge journey, 1895; 14. Driven off the coast - nearly lost; 15. A spectral sky and phantom ship; 16. The storm subsides; 17. Back at the hut; 18. The gun in Franz Josef Land and game list; 19. Preparing for our second winter; 20. We suffer severe losses; 21. A nasty climb in the dark.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick G. Jackson, Frederick George Jackson, Francis Leopold Mcclintock
• Assisted by: F. Leopold McClintock (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108041645
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04164-5
• No. of pages: 578
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; A Thousand Days in the Arctic 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, Expeditions: popular accounts, Arctic regions, Historical Geography