Arctic Mirage

Author : Winton U. Solberg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476679959
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Mirage written by Winton U. Solberg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1913, an expedition was sent to the Arctic, funded by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society and the University of Illinois. Its purpose was twofold: to discover whether an archipelago called Crocker Land--reportedly spotted by an earlier explorer in 1906--actually existed; and to engage in scientific research in the Arctic. When explorers discovered that Crocker Land did not exist, they instead pursued their research, made a number of important discoveries and documented the region's indigenous inhabitants and natural habitat. Their return to America was delayed by the difficulty of engaging a relief ship, and by the danger of German submarines in Arctic waters during the World War I.

Author : Winton U. Solberg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476638098
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Mirage written by Winton U. Solberg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1913, an expedition was sent to the Arctic, funded by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society and the University of Illinois. Its purpose was twofold: to discover whether an archipelago called Crocker Land--reportedly spotted by an earlier explorer in 1906--actually existed; and to engage in scientific research in the Arctic. When explorers discovered that Crocker Land did not exist, they instead pursued their research, made a number of important discoveries and documented the region's indigenous inhabitants and natural habitat. Their return to America was delayed by the difficulty of engaging a relief ship, and by the danger of German submarines in Arctic waters during the World War I.

Author : Ejnar Mikkelsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mirage in the Arctic written by Ejnar Mikkelsen and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative of 'Duchess of Bedford' expedition to Beaufort Sea, 1906-08, in search of the unknown land north of Alaska. Originally published in Danish in 1954.

Author : Terhi Kokkonen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783446279599
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Mirage written by Terhi Kokkonen and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barry Lopez
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480409146
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Dreams written by Barry Lopez and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times–bestselling exploration of the Arctic, a National Book Award winner, is “one of the finest books ever written about the far North” (Publishers Weekly). “The nation’s premier nature writer” travels to a landscape at once barren and beautiful, perilous and alluring, austere yet teeming with vibrant life, and shot through with human history (San Francisco Chronicle). The Arctic has for centuries been a destination for the most ambitious explorers—a place of dreams, fears, and awe-inspiring spectacle. This “dazzling” account by the author of Of Wolves and Men takes readers on a breathtaking journey into the heart of one of the world’s last frontiers (The New York Times). Based on Barry Lopez’s years spent traveling the Arctic regions in the company of Eskimo hunting parties and scientific expeditions alike, Arctic Dreams investigates the unique terrain of the human mind, thrown into relief against the vastness of the tundra and the frozen ocean. Eye-opening and profoundly moving, it is a magnificent appreciation of how wilderness challenges and inspires us. Renowned environmentalist and author of Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey has called Arctic Dreams “a splendid book . . . by a man who is both a first-rate writer and an uncompromising defender of the wild country and its native inhabitants”—and the New Yorker hails it as a “landmark” work of travel writing. A vivid, thoughtful, and atmospheric read, it has earned multiple prizes, including the National Book Award, the Christopher Medal, the Oregon Book Award, and a nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barry Lopez including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Anthony Dalton
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554888069
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Naturalist written by Anthony Dalton and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dewey Soper first travelled to the Arctic in 1923. During the next seven years he accepted three research postings on Baffin Island, each of which lasted between one and two years. In 1929 he discovered the breeding grounds of the blue goose in the southwest corner of Baffin Island. He also charted the final unknown region of Baffin Island's coastline. Later in life he worked in the western Arctic. Outside the Far North, Soper studied bison in Wood Buffalo National Park, documented bird life on the Prairies, and made a detailed study of small mammals in Alberta. Soper was the last of the great pioneer naturalists in Canada. He was also a skilled and meticulous explorer. As a naturalist, he was a major contributor to the National Museum of Canada, as well as to the University of Alberta and other museums across the country.

Author : Michael Posluns
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459729560
Total Pages : 1835 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dundurn Arctic Culture and Sovereignty Library written by Michael Posluns and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 1835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic has played a key role in Canada’s history and in the history of the indigenous peoples of this land, and the area will only become more strategically and economically important in the future. This bundle provides an in-depth crash course, including titles on Arctic exploration (Arctic Obsession), Native issues (Arctic Twilight), sovereignty (In the Shadow of the Pole), adventure and survival (Death Wins in the Arctic), and military issues (Arctic Front). Let this collection be your guide to the far reaches of this country. Arctic Front Arctic Naturalist Arctic Obsession Arctic Revolution Arctic Twilight Death Wins in the Arctic In the Shadow of the Pole Pike’s Portage Voices From the Odeyak

Author : John Bockstoce
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773585540
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Discoveries written by John Bockstoce and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2000-10-12 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this photographic essay, John Bockstoce presents vivid images from four decades of sailing, researching, and photographing in the Arctic. He has journeyed in Alaska and the North Pacific, the Canadian Arctic, and the North Atlantic. His photographs convey his passion for the stark solitude of land, sky, water, and ice, his admiration for the lives and livelihoods of the Arctic's inhabitants, and his fascination with the haunting traces of a fragile human presence in the Far North.

Author : Raymond S. Bradley
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415120302
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Since A.D. 1500 written by Raymond S. Bradley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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