Excerpt from Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, Vol. 1 of 2: During the Years 1839 43At the eighth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Newcastle, in August, 1838, the attention of the physical section of that body was directed to the number and importance of desiderata …
Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions: Or, the Adventures of Sir John Franklin (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions: Or, the Adventures of Sir John FranklinThis volume gives a graphic narrative of the adventure in Arctic Regions of perhaps the most celebrated Arctic traveler of this, or other times. Graphic – because in the main. Sir John Franklin tells his own story. Apart from the interest of the narrative, …