Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall - His Voyage to Repulse Bay, Sledge Journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's Land, and Residence among the Eskimos during the Years 1864-69 (Paperback)

The American explorer Charles Francis Hall (1821 71) made two voyages to the Arctic to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. While there, he lived with Inuit, learning their language and adopting their way of life. Edited after his death and published in 1879, this account of his second expedition, from 1864 to 1869, brings the conditions he endured vividly to life. Two punishing sledge journeys to King William Island revealed evidence of Franklin's encampment there, but also the stark fact that rumours of survivors were unfounded. The work, which contains a number of fine engravings and maps, also includes appendices presenting Hall's detailed scientific observations and notes of his conversations with the Inuit, which disclosed evidence of cannibalism among Franklin's crew. Based on his earlier expedition, Hall's Life with the Esquimaux (1864) is also reissued in this series."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Charles Francis Hall
Editors:	J. E. Nourse
Dimensions:	255 x 180 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	772
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07146-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
LSN:	1-108-07146-5
Barcode:	9781108071468

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