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Klappentext A compilation of the accounts of explorers on the Western Union Telegraph Expedition through the Arctic, first published in 1880. Zusammenfassung American pastor and author Z. A. Mudge (1813-88) was an Arctic exploration enthusiast. Published in 1880! this book is a compilation of the accounts of explorers on the Western Union Telegraph Expedition! which aimed to set up a telegraph line running from San Francisco to Moscow via Alaska and Siberia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. A start; 2. First dog-sledging; 3. A sad story; 4. In skin-canoes; 5. At Fort Yukon; 6. Indian and Inuit traits; 7. A sea-girt town; 8. A native village; 9. A comical mistake; 10. Up a mountain ravine; 11. A fearful ride; 12. Among the reindeer koraks; 13. A curious marriage ceremony; 14. Yankee dog-sledge driving; 15. The Arctic night; 16. A Russo-Greek Christmas; 17. Rescued comrades; 18. Things humorous and sublime; 19. Perils in the waters; 20. Down the Amoor; 21. A novel town; 22. Reindeer riding; 23. Over the mountains; 24. A thrilling story; 25. Things grave and gay; 26. On snow-shoes; 27. Incidents by the way; 28. Hospitable halting places; 29. More dog-sledging; 30. Macrae's story; 31. Waiting; 32. Afloat on the Anadyr; 33. News from home; 34. Cheerful and sad things; 35. A pleasant meeting; 36. Homeward.
