UID:
almahu_9947415484502882
Umfang:
1 online resource. :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139151900 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Polar exploration
Inhalt:
In 1897, the triumphant return of the Jackson–Harmsworth Arctic expedition revived widespread enthusiasm for Polar exploration. Within days of the expedition's arrival in London, newspapers ranging from the Boy's Own Paper to the Graphic were full of articles relating to the endeavours and findings of this intrepid undertaking. The demand for information did not abate and, in 1899, this two-volume account by Frederick G. Jackson (1860–1938) of his travels in Franz Josef Land was published to wide acclaim. Hailed by The Morning Post as 'a record of solid achievement accomplished by dint of steady perseverance in the face of hardship and difficulty', Jackson's journal describes a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Richly illustrated, Volume 2 includes accounts of new lands, dark winters, and a famous encounter with Nansen. It is supplemented by a substantial appendix containing geographical and scientific observations.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's web page (viewed on 19 Dec. 2012).
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781108041652
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139151900
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