The Siege And Conquest Of The North Pole

Author : George Bryce
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547058663

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The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole by George Bryce Pdf

This work presents accurate accounts of the various expeditions of some daring people to the north pole. The writer aimed to concisely report the efforts made to reach the Pole through this work. Written in 1910, this book gives a brilliant idea of the supplies and other means by which the explorations have been carried on. Contents include: Parry's Expedition Of 1827 Kane's Expedition (1853, '54, '55) Expedition Commanded By Dr. Hayes In 1860−61 The German Expedition (1869−70) Voyage Of The Polaris (1871−73) The Austro-Hungarian Expedition (1872−74) The British Expedition Of 1875−76 The Voyage Of The Jeannette (1879−81) Greely's Expedition (1881−84) The Norwegian Polar Expedition (1893−96) Sverdrup's Expedition (1898−1902) Italian Expedition (1899−1900) Peary's Expeditions (1886−1909) Dr. Cook's Expedition (1907−9)

Author : George Bryce
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0332096475

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The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole (Classic Reprint) by George Bryce Pdf

Excerpt from The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole MY chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole. The subject is now so exten sive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground. While the exciting and specially interesting incidents have not been omitted, the book aims at giving the reader an intelligent idea of the equipment and other means by which the work of exploration has been carried on. The many expeditions which have set out to find a north-west or a north-east passage do not come within the scope of the book, except when they have had some special bearing on the struggle for the Pole. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George Bryce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1406873268

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The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole (Illustrated Edition) by George Bryce Pdf

First published in 1910, this work gives a brief account of the main efforts to reach the North Pole and provides the reader with an idea of the equipment and other means by which the work of exploration was carried out. Illustrated with maps.

Author : George Bryce
Publisher : London : Gibbings
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : 0665781482

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The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole [microform] by George Bryce Pdf

History of attempts to reach the North Pole from Parry's expedition, 1827, to Cook's, 1907-09.

Author : Donald MacMillan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780773575202

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How Peary Reached the Pole by Donald MacMillan Pdf

In 1934 Donald B. MacMillan, an accomplished explorer, wrote about his early career as a member of Robert E. Peary's 1908-09 North Pole Expedition. Now available for the first time since its original publication, this expanded edition of How Peary Reached the Pole features a biography of MacMillan and thirty-six images from his hand-tinted lantern slides. MacMillan used the journal he kept during the expedition to provide an intimate view of day-to-day activities and relationships with other members of the party, detailing how he learned to drive dog teams, camp in sub-zero temperatures, and travel safely across the ice-covered Polar Sea. MacMillan's experiences and deep admiration for Peary's methods, leadership, and many accomplishments make for fascinating reading. How Peary Reached the Pole allows us to see Arctic landscapes and Inughuit culture as MacMillan experienced them, providing a perspective from which to consider the northern environmental and cultural issues that continue to concern individuals and nations today, one hundred years after Peary's historic expedition.

Author : George Bryce
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339538047

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The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists. The Pioneers of Manitoba by George Bryce Pdf

"The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists. The Pioneers of Manitoba" by George Bryce. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Fergus Fleming
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802197535

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Ninety Degrees North by Fergus Fleming Pdf

The author of Barrow’s Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century. Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and Time In the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice? When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in 1845, explorers decided it was time to find out. In scintillating detail, Ninety Degrees North tells of the vying governments (including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary) and fantastic eccentrics (from Swedish balloonists to Italian aristocrats) who, despite their heroic failures, often achieved massive celebrity as they battled shipwreck, starvation, and sickness to reach the top of the world. Drawing on unpublished archives and long-forgotten journals, Fergus Fleming recounts this riveting saga of humankind’s search for the ultimate goal with consummate craftsmanship and wit. “Barely a page goes by without the loss of a crew member or a body part . . . Fleming [is] a marvelous teller of tales—and a superb thumbnail biographer.” —The Observer “A fable of men driven to extremes by the lust for knowledge as epic as a Greek myth.” —Time

Author : Arctic Institute of North America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1522 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : UOM:39015079909886

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Arctic Bibliography by Arctic Institute of North America Pdf

Author : John Logan Allen
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803210434

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North American Exploration by John Logan Allen Pdf

The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the age?although the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.

Author : Jan Borm,Joanna Kodzik
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527562769

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German Representations of the Far North (17th-19th Centuries) by Jan Borm,Joanna Kodzik Pdf

German travellers, explorers, missionaries and scholars produced significant new knowledge about the Arctic in Europe and elsewhere from the 17th until the 19th century. However, until now, no English-language study or collective volume has been dedicated to their representations of the Arctic. Possibly due to linguistic barriers, this corpus has not been sufficiently taken into account in transnational and circumpolar approaches to the fast-growing field of Arctic Studies. This volume serves to heighten awareness about the importance of these writings in view of the history of the Far North. The chapters gathered here offer critical readings of manuscripts and publications, including travelogues, natural histories of the Arctic, newspaper articles and scholarly texts based on first-hand observations, as well as works of fiction. The sources are considered in their historical context, as political, religious, social, economic and cultural aspects are discussed in relation to discourses about the Arctic in general. The volume opens with a spirited preface by Professor Jean Malaurie, France’s most distinguished Arctic specialist and author of The Last Kings of Thule (1955).

Author : James Gordon Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Arctic Regions
ISBN : UOM:39015009375349

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The Conquest of the North Pole by James Gordon Hayes Pdf

History of arctic exploration over previous 25 years.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B2902442

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United Empire by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1359338217

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The Conquest of the North by Ernest Ingersoll Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James Edward Cohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Polar regions
ISBN : UCSD:31822002385995

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Toward the Poles by James Edward Cohn Pdf

Author : William James Mills
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576074237

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Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes] by William James Mills Pdf

Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.