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American Explorations in the Ice Zones (Paperback)
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American Explorations in the Ice Zones (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
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In 1879, the steamer Jeannette went missing near Alaska. It had
been sent by the American Navy in search of a missing Swedish
expedition. Having become trapped in ice, the ship was not heard
from for almost two years, when her remaining crew finally reached
safety. By this time, any American expedition that focused its
efforts further north than the sixtieth parallel was usually
considered to be within the Arctic, and these invariably perilous
expeditions were often launched in search of lost ships. In 1884,
Joseph Everett Nourse (1819 89) published details of all the major
American expeditions, including the efforts to rescue the
Jeannette, Hayes's attempt to prove the existence of the Open Polar
Sea, and Schwatka's 3,000-mile sledge journey across the tundra.
Written to make the journals of explorers more accessible to young
readers, Nourse's comprehensive text is still of relevance to
students of American maritime history.
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