Download or read book The Story of Exploration and Adventure in the Frozen Seas Classic Reprint written by Prescott Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Exploration and Adventure in the Frozen Seas About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Story of Exploration and Adventure in the Frozen Seas written by Prescott Holmes and published by Philadelphia : H. Altemus. This book was released on 1896 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the exploration of the Arctic regions, from Cabot in the 1490s to Peary and Nansen in the 1890s, by people from Europe and North America.
Download or read book The Story of Exploration and Adventure in the Frozen Seas written by Prescott Holmes and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book The Knights of the Frozen Sea written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Knights of the Frozen Sea: A Narrative of Arctic Discovery and Adventure About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in the Ice written by John Tillotson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Adventures in the Ice: A Comprehensive Summary of Arctic Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure; Including Experiences of Captain Penny, the Veteran Whaler, Now First Published Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure are subjects always interesting to those who can appreciate What is heroic and self denying in their fellow-men. Only ignoble natures can remain unmoved by acts of noble enterprise and generous daring. Nowhere have these qualities been more conspicuous than amid the ih clemency of the Arctic Regions. The search for a North-west Passage to the Indies led our seamen to penetrate into the frozen deep, and exposed them to the horrors of utter desolation, cruel privation, and sometimes lingering death. The sufi'erings endured have called forth all the best feelings of the heart, and have exercised the noble power of endurance. The design of this book is to relate some of the most interesting narratives of Adventure in the Ice. The stories of the Norsemen and of explorers before the time of John Cabot are omitted, as the particulars are less authentic than are those subsequent to that period. Throughout the work there is a chronological sequence observed, though this is not strictly main tained in some of the later voyages, When two or three Arctic expeditions were being conducted at the same time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Knights of the Frozen Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mid Snow and Ice written by Charles D. Michael and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from 'Mid Snow and Ice: Stories of Peril in Polar Seas Originally it was the hope of finding an 0 n north-western or north-eastern route to t e Orient. There was also the prospect of exploiting the great m'ueral wealth which was sup sed by some sanguine adventurers to be In den beneath the eternal snows of the far north. But to-day, when the fascination of exploration and discovery is as strong in the hearts of men as ever it was, the reason that urges Arctic and Antarctic voyagers to deeds of bravery is not the prospect of dis covering any new trade route amid the far northern icy seas, nor the hope of finding wealth beneath farthest southern snows. It is solely that certain scientific problems: ay once and for all be solved. The motive is indeed a high one, and the end to be attained may even yet demand immense sacrifices. True it is that the honour of being first at the north and south poles has not fallen to the lot of Englishmen; but at least we have the satisfaction of know ing that it was the work of British explorers that made success for others possible. And we know, too, that the men of our race are ready to meet whatever further demands upon courage and endurance may be neces sary to complete the work of exploration in the northern and southern extremities of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Knights of the Frozen Sea written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Knights of the Frozen Sea - A narrative of Arctic discovery and adventure is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Download or read book Across Frozen Seas written by John Wilson and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of cabin boy David Young aboard Sir John Franklins ill-fated HMS Erebus come to modern-day Dave Young in a series of dreams.
Download or read book The Frozen Sea written by Piers Torday and published by Quercus Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If you can imagine it, it exists ... somewhere.' The second incredible instalment of a spellbinding fantasy adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Wild trilogy. It is 1984 and forty years since Simon, Patricia and Evelyn and Larry first stepped through a magical library door into the enchanted world of Folio. When Patricia's daughter, Jewel, makes a mysterious discovery in an old bookshop, she begins a quest that will make her question everything she thought she knew. Summoned to Folio, she must rescue a missing prince, helped only by her pet hamster and a malfunctioning robot. Their mission to the Frozen Sea will bring them face-to-face with a danger both more deadly and more magnificent than they ever imagined. What Jewel discovers will change not just who she thinks she is, but who we all think we are...
Download or read book The Fram Expedition written by S. L. Berens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fram Expedition: Nansen in the Frozen World Among the subjects that are Old yet ever new, that of Arctic Exploration holds a prominent place. It interested the hardy Northmen a thousand years ago, and it has a-still stronger fasci nation for the people of the present day. It' is natural that this should be the case. The human mind is so constituted that it is, always seeking to learn about things that lie beyond the immedi: ate range Of its knowledge. Among intelligent and progressive people there is always a desire to investigate and explore the unknown. This is followed by efforts to secure the knowledge for which a wish has been formed. In the case of Arctic Explo ration, the desire to know whether there were islands or conti nents beyond the narrow range Of their Vision led the pioneers in this great work to sail upon unknown seas. Probably a love of adventure also urged them on, but this could hardly have been the leading motive in their dangerous voyages. At an early period in the history of such enterprises the commercial spirit became a factor, and in later days the love of scientific investiga tion was added to the other elements in the combination of forces which led men to brave the dangers and endure the hardships inseparable from the work of Arctic Exploration. The latest of the great Arctic explorers to reach his home is Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, a young Norwegian scientist, who went much farther north than man had ever been, farther even than the companion who accompanied him to latitude 86° In Europe and America he is the hero cf the day. His accurate knowledge, wonderful foresight, marvellous skill, splendid execu tive ability, magnificent courage, and unconquerabl'e determina tion carried him to a success far greater than any of his prede cessors were able to secure. It is fitting that the record of his brilliant achievements should be given to the public in a handsome and a permanent form. With this end in view the present book has been prepared. It also seemed desirable that it should con tain a biography of Dr. Nansen and an account of his work, much of which was valuable, previous to the great exploit which broughthim world-wide fame. Thus the people could be brought to know the man as well as to learn Of his deeds. In order to add still further to its interest and make it not only an entertaining but also a permanently valuable book, it was decided to add other features. The great journey across the inland ice Of Greenland by Lieutenant Peary, of the United States Navy, and Eivind Astrup, is fully described, and a sketch is given Of the Second Peary Expedition. The concluding portion of the book is a connected sketch of the principal expeditions to the North from their earliest date down to the time of the ones just described. Thus the entire historical period Of Arctic Exploration to the return Of Nansen and the Franz in 1896 has been covered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions written by John Leslie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions: With Illustrations of Their Climate, Geology, and Natural History; And an Account of the Whale-Fishery Spirited Views of the British Government - Ross' Expedition; He sails round Bafin's Bay; Arctic Highlands; Lancaster Sound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Adventure of Wrangel Island Classic Reprint written by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Adventure of Wrangel Island Besides agreeing with my colleagues as just outlined, I had reasons of my own for not going. I had already served in arctic exploration longer than any well-known explorer I had spent ten arctic winters, as against nine for Peary, who had previously held the record for polar service, and as against seven polar winters (arctic or antarctic), the highest record, SO far as I know, for any living commander Of polar expeditions. In a way my length of arctic service was a reason for staying at home; and still not a good one, for he who loves his work, and the field of his work, should not retire till he has become useless. But there were good reasons. If I succeeded in get ting Government Or influential private backing, I wanted to be south to organize a comprehensive arctic expedition, or series of expeditions. But whether I succeeded or failed in that, I wanted to remain south to continue my campaign of education with regard to the arctic regions. I wanted espec ially to try to reform the arctic sections of the geography textbooks, and in general to influence school and university teaching. This seemed to me not only a duty to science but also particularly my duty toward my native land, Canada, whose future depends so much on what the arctic portions of her territory are worth, and on how soon their real nature can be understood and taken advantage of. If I were to write here all my reasons for not going North in 1921, this introduction would turn into a prospectus Of my hopes and plans for 'the rest of my life. That would not interest the reader. What I have said, when coupled with the narrative of the book, will surely make it clear enough why I stayed when my associates sailed away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Frozen North written by Edith Horton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Frozen North: An Account of Arctic Exploration for Use in Schools The importance of the present determined search for the North Pole is admitted by all thoughtful people, and the subject is one which must increase in interest until the entire North Frigid Zone is correctly mapped and charted. Accounts of the pioneers in this work of discovery, of Franklin and of Kane, and in our own day of Nansen and Peary, are available only in such exhaustive works as are unsuitable reading for children, and which some times tax the patience of the adult. Hence the work done by these intrepid explorers upon the American continent and north of it remains unstudied and unknown. It is hoped that this book may give our young people sufficient knowledge of the subject to enable them to read farther with intelligence, and that it may also inspire them with interest in the many expeditions that are being sent out. The descriptions of the strange people who inhabit these cold countries, their dress, their ways of living. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Fast in the Ice written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fast in the Ice: Or Adventures in the Polar Regions Many a hearty cheer was given, many a kind wish was uttered, many a handkerchief was waved, and many a tearful eye gazed that day as the vessel left Old England, and steered her course into the unknown regions of the far north. But no cheer ever greeted her return; no bright eyes ever watched her homeward bound sails rising on the far-off horison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Fast in the Ice Or Adventures in the Polar Regions written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a thrilling tale of adventure in the Arctic, following the exploits of a group of explorers as they seek to conquer the frozen wastes of the North. The author offers vivid descriptions of the landscape, the wildlife, and the challenges of survival in one of the harshest environments on earth. This book is a classic of polar literature and a must-read for anyone interested in adventure stories and exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
