The frozen zone and its explorers;
a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years.
With a ... history of the late expedition ... in the ill-fated Polaris ... Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-five engravings and maps. Written and compiled from authentic sources, by Alexander Hyde, A. C. Baldwin, and W. L. Gage. To which is added a sketch of Dr. Kane, by Charles W. Shields.

Description

Main Author

Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881.

Related Names

Shields, Charles W. (Charles Woodruff), 1825-1904.
Gage, William Leonard, 1832-1889, joint author.
Baldwin, Abraham Chittenden, 1804-1887, joint author.

Language(s)

English

Published

Hartford, Conn. [etc.] Columbia book company, 1874.

Subjects

Kane, Elisha Kent, > Kane, Elisha Kent, / 1820-1857.
Polaris (Ship)
Arctic regions.

Note

Binder's title: The Polaris disaster, or The frozen zone and its explorers.

Physical Description

xvi, 800 p. incl. illus., plates 2 maps, front., plates, ports., fold. map. 22 cm.

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