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Arctic Explorations - The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853,54,55 / By Elisha Kent Kane ... Illustrated by Upw (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
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Arctic Explorations - The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853,54,55 / By Elisha Kent Kane ... Illustrated by Upw (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
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Elisha Kent Kane (1820 57) was a medical officer in the United
States Navy, best known for the so-called 'Grinnell voyages' to the
Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Originally
published in 1856, this two-volume work documents his second
expedition, between 1853 and 1855, during which his ship became
ice-bound, and he and his men survived by adopting Inuit survival
skills, such as hunting, sledge-driving and hut-building. In Volume
1, Kane recounts the dangers posed by icebergs, glaciers and
fluctuating tides, which led to his ship's entrapment, and records
his impressions of the Inuit whom he later relied on for survival.
Along with extensive illustrations of the animals, terrain and
people encountered on his mission, and a useful glossary of Arctic
terms, Kane's writings reveal his own controversial personality as
well as his relationship with the Inuit and his admiration for
their skills.
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