The Franz Josef Land archipelago : E.B. Baldwin's journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899...
The Franz Josef Land archipelago : E.B. Baldwin's journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899...
The Franz Josef Land archipelago : E.B. Baldwin's journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899 / E.B. Baldwin ; edited and with an introduction by P.J. Capelotti.
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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2004.
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N919.8504/1
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English
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Physical content
ix, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction : let them eat walrus : E. B. Baldwin and the Norwegians of the 1898-1899 Wellman polar expedition to Franz Josef Land -- I. Voyage to Franz-Josef Land, 1898 : expedition journal of E. B. Baldwin, July 15-October 30, 1898 -- II. Expedition correspondence between Baldwin and Wellman -- I...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2004.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"Baldwin's journal paints a more realistic picture of the expedition than did Wellman's communiques sent home for mass consumption. Correspondence between Baldwin and Wellman is included, and expedition notes list supplies, geographic features observed, and doctor's notes. Editor P. J. Capelotti provides an extended introduction, and the text is il...
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The Franz Josef Land archipelago : E.B. Baldwin's journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899 / E.B. Baldwin ; edited and with an introduction by P.J. Capelotti.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index.
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N919.8504/1
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74Vv5WNzKzAl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5WNzKzAl
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ISBN
0786417765 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786417766 (softcover : alk. paper)
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919.8504
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991017754229702626
