Polar Pioneers
DOWNLOAD
Download Polar Pioneers PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Polar Pioneers book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Polar Pioneers
DOWNLOAD
Author : M. Ross
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1994-11-16
Polar Pioneers written by M. Ross and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-16 with History categories.
In 1818 John Ross led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage. He got as far as Baffin Bay, but when he reached the only practicable entrance to the passage he declared it to be no more than a bay enclosed by mountains. In subsequent years he was widely derided for that error and carried the scars of public and professional humiliation for the rest of his life. In 1829 he mounted a private expedition to search for the passage, during which he became trapped in the Canadian Arctic and survived a four-year ordeal of isolation and hardship. He proved that whatever his shortcomings as an explorer, he could never be accused of lacking courage. James Clark Ross was one of the most experienced and respected explorers of his day. He led or took part in eight expeditions to the Arctic, including John Ross' 1818 and 1829 expeditions and three with the great explorer William Edward Parry. He also led a highly successful scientific expedition to the Antarctic in 1839-43. His many important discoveries included locating the North Magnetic Pole, and he ensured the presence of the Ross family name throughout both polar regions: Ross Island, Ross Ice Shelf, and Ross Sea in the Antarctic; James Ross Strait, Ross Bay, Ross Point, and Rossøya in the Arctic. Drawing on family papers and extensive research, M.J. Ross traces the careers of these two very different men, highlighting their achievements and defeats, and presents a detailed picture of their private lives.
Polar Pioneers
DOWNLOAD
Author : Maurice James Ross
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1994
Polar Pioneers written by Maurice James Ross and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
In 1829 he mounted a private expedition to search for the passage, during which he became trapped in the Canadian Arctic and survived a four-year ordeal of isolation and hardship. He proved that whatever his shortcomings as an explorer, he could never be accused of lacking courage.
John Rymill
DOWNLOAD
Author : Peter Rymill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09
John Rymill written by Peter Rymill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with categories.
An historical Polar biography John Riddoch Rymill, the Penola-born, Australian leader of the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-37), and his Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.
Women Explorers In Polar Regions
DOWNLOAD
Author : Margo McLoone
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 1997
Women Explorers In Polar Regions written by Margo McLoone and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Briefly describes the lives and travels of five women who explored the polar regions.
The Pioneers
DOWNLOAD
Author : R. M. Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2017-07-18
The Pioneers written by R. M. Ballantyne and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with Fiction categories.
“The Pioneers” is a historical children's novel by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne, first published in 1872. Set in the American Old West, this exciting story of high adventure and daring-do is perfect for children with an interest in history, and it is not to be missed by collectors of classic Western fiction. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 – 1894) was a Scottish author of children's fiction. He was a prolific writer and produced over 100 books in his lifetime. As well as being an author, Ballantyne was also an accomplished artist, having exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy. Other notable works by this author include: “The Coral Island” (1858), “The Gorilla Hunters” (1861), and “The Eagle Cliff” (1889). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author.
The Polar World
DOWNLOAD
Author : Wally Herbert
language : en
Publisher: Polarworld
Release Date : 2007
The Polar World written by Wally Herbert and has been published by Polarworld this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Arctic regions categories.
This stunning book captures the spirit of the Polar World, as never seen before - through the eyes of a man who was the bridge between the heroic age of exploration and modern adventure; a visionary who walked in the footsteps of all the greatest explorers, and learned the art of survival from the Inuit themselves. This superb collection of Sir Wally's paintings, together with personal anecdotes of his experiences in the Polar World and his connection with the polar pioneers of the past, as well as his descriptions of the inspiration behind his paintings, makes this, his last book, outstandingly valuable as a vital contribution to polar literature, and as a unique collectors item.
Alan Innes Taylor
DOWNLOAD
Author : Philip S. Marshall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Alan Innes Taylor written by Philip S. Marshall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Brief biography of Alan Innes-Taylor, a pioneer in scientific polar research, who participated in Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Expeditions. Paper presented at 34th Arctic Science Conference/AAAS held in Whitehorse, Yukon, October, 1983.
The North Pole
DOWNLOAD
Author : Robert E. Peary
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-28
The North Pole written by Robert E. Peary and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-28 with Travel categories.
The North Pole is a book by Robert E. Peary. It presents the discovery of The North Pole in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club in colorful fashion.
To The End Of The Earth
DOWNLOAD
Author : Tom Avery
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2010-05-11
To The End Of The Earth written by Tom Avery and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The thrilling true adventure of a deadly trek to the North Pole, a one-hundred-year-old mystery, and an inspiring tale of polar exploration To the End of the Earth explores perhaps the greatest controversy in the history of exploration. Did U.S. Naval Commander Robert Peary and his team dogsled to the North Pole in thirty-seven days in 1909? Or, as has been challenged, was this speed impossible, and was he a cheat? In 2005, polar explorer Tom Avery and his team set out to re-create Peary’s one-hundred-year-old journey, using the same equipment, to show that Peary’s team could have done what they had always claimed and discovered the North Pole. Navigating treacherous pressure ridges, deadly channels of open water, bitterly cold temperatures, and traveling in a similar style to Peary and Henson with dog teams and replica wooden sledges bound together with cord, Avery tells the story of how his team covered 413 nautical miles to the North Pole in thirty-six days and twenty-two hours—some four hours faster than the original pioneers. Weaving fascinating polar exploration history with thrilling extreme adventure, this is Avery’s story of how he and his team nearly gave their lives trying to determine if Peary and Henson were telling the truth.
Frederick Albert Cook
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Frederick Albert Cook written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.