The Frozen Zone and its Explorers: A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years

Hyde Alexander

ISBN 10: 110807488X / ISBN 13: 9781108074889

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

About this Item

An American account of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, published in 1874. Editor(s): Hyde, Alexander; Baldwin, A. C.; Gage, W. L. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 886 pages, 115 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1110. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Frozen Zone and its Explorers: A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110807488X
• ISBN 13: 9781108074889
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This account by three American authors of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, culminating in the voyage and loss of the USS Polaris in 1872, was published in 1874. The work, which is derived from many earlier published accounts, begins with a short and highly sentimental biography of the famous American explorer Elisha Kane (whose own works are reissued in this series). It continues with the geography of the Arctic regions, and the voyages of the Vikings and early modern explorers, describing the activities of the whaling fleets as well as the oceanographic and scientific researches of the naval expeditions from many countries seeking the North-West Passage. This is a useful and readable synthesis, which ends with a stirring appeal to the British Admiralty to resume the work of polar exploration which had gone into decline after the end of the official search for Sir John Franklin.

Book Description

This American account of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic was published in 1874. It remains a readable synthesis, which ends with an appeal to the British Admiralty to resume the work of polar exploration which had gone into decline after the end of the search for Franklin.