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Book Discovering Northumberland

Download or read book Discovering Northumberland written by Thomas H. Rowland and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exploring Northumberland History

Download or read book Exploring Northumberland History written by Philip Nixon and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Discovery of the North Pole

Download or read book Discovery of the North Pole written by James Martin Miller and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Search for the North Pole

Download or read book The Search for the North Pole written by Evelyn Briggs Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Discovery of North America by John Cabot

Download or read book The Discovery of North America by John Cabot written by Frederic Kidder and published by Boston : Printed for private circulation. This book was released on 1878 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Discovery of the North west Passage

Download or read book The Discovery of the North west Passage written by Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure and published by London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. This book was released on 1857 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club

Download or read book The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club written by Robert Edwin Peary and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1986 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It may not be inapt to liken the attainment of the North Pole to the winning of a game of chess, in which all the various moves leading to a favorable conclusion had been planned in advance, long before the actual game began. It was an old game for me—a game which I had been playing for twenty-three years, with varying fortunes. Always, it is true, I had been beaten, but with every defeat came fresh knowledge of the game, its intricacies, its difficulties, its subtleties, and with every fresh attempt success came a trifle nearer; what had before appeared either impossible, or, at the best, extremely dubious, began to take on an aspect of possibility, and, at last, even of probability. Every defeat was analyzed as to its causes in all their bearings, until it became possible to believe that those causes could in future be guarded against and that, with a fair amount of good fortune, the losing game of nearly a quarter of a century could be turned into one final, complete success. It is true that with this conclusion many well informed and intelligent persons saw fit to differ. But many others shared my views and gave without stint their sympathy and their help, and now, in the end, one of my greatest unalloyed pleasures is to know that their confidence, subjected as it was to many trials, was not misplaced, that their trust, their belief in me and in the mission to which the best years of my life have been given, have been abundantly justified. But while it is true that so far as plan and method are concerned the discovery of the North Pole may fairly be likened to a game of chess, there is, of course, this obvious difference: in chess, brains are matched against brains. In the quest of the Pole it was a struggle of human brains and persistence against the blind, brute forces of the elements of primeval matter, acting often under laws and impulses almost unknown or but little understood by us, and thus many times seemingly capricious, freaky, not to be foretold with any degree of certainty. For this reason, while it was possible to plan, before the hour of sailing from New York, the principal moves of the attack upon the frozen North, it was not possible to anticipate all of the moves of the adversary. Had this been possible, my expedition of 1905-1906, which established the then "farthest north" record of 87° 6´, would have reached the Pole. But everybody familiar with the records of that expedition knows that its complete success was frustrated by one of those unforeseen moves of our great adversary—in that a season of unusually violent and continued winds disrupted the polar pack, separating me from my supporting parties, with insufficient supplies, so that, when almost within striking distance of the goal, it was necessary to turn back because of the imminent peril of starvation. When victory seemed at last almost within reach, I was blocked by a move which could not possibly have been foreseen, and which, when I encountered it, I was helpless to meet. And, as is well known, I and those with me were not only checkmated but very nearly lost our lives as well. But all that is now as a tale that is told. This time it is a different and perhaps a more inspiring story, though the records of gallant defeat are not without their inspiration. And the point which it seems fit to make in the beginning is that success crowned the efforts of years because strength came from repeated defeats, wisdom from earlier error, experience from inexperience, and determination from them all.

Book Discovery and Conquests of the North west with the History of Chicago

Download or read book Discovery and Conquests of the North west with the History of Chicago written by Rufus Blanchard and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Earth and Its Inhabitants North America British North America

Download or read book The Earth and Its Inhabitants North America British North America written by Elisée Reclus and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exploring Northumberland History

Download or read book Exploring Northumberland History written by Philip Nixon and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Earth and Its Inhabitants North America

Download or read book The Earth and Its Inhabitants North America written by Elisée Reclus and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Earth and Its Inhabitants British North America

Download or read book The Earth and Its Inhabitants British North America written by Elisée Reclus and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland

Download or read book Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland written by D. G. Passmore and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Till-Tweed river catchment areas in Northumberland contain outstanding archaeological and palaeoenvironmental remains which have been in general only poorly understood. This study has assembled detailed data that will provide a platform for future landscape-based research and site-based investigation. Written from a landscape, or geoarchaeological perspective, this study develops a methodology and management tool that will allow planners, curators and developers working in the region to to easily access information across sectors, and provide a transparent and easily comprehended record of sensitive archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites.