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Polaris : the chief scientist's recollections of the American North Pole expedition, 1871-73 /

"Polaris is a thoroughly edited, annotated translation of Die Amerikanische Nordpol-Expedition by Emil Bessels (Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1879). Bessels recounts the expedition of the ship Polaris, led by Captain Charles Francis Hall, on its failed attempt to reach the North Pole....

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Main Author: Bessels, Emil, 1847-1888
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Barr, William, 1940- (Editor, Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press : The Arctic Institute of North America, 2016.
Series:Northern lights series ; no. 19.
Subjects:
Polaris (Ship)
Bessels, Emil, > 1847-1888 > Travel > Arctic regions.
Hall, Charles Francis, > 1821-1871.
Bessels, Emil, > 1847-1888.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > American.
TRAVEL > Australia & Oceania.
Discovery and exploration, American.
Travel.
Arctic Regions.
HISTORY / Polar Regions.
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