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Arctic experiences : aboard the doomed Polaris expedition and six months adrift on an ice-floe : to which is added a general arctic chronology / George E. Tyson ; edited by E. Vale Blake ; new introduction by Edward E. Leslie.
Record details
- ISBN: 0815411898 :
- ISBN: 9780815411895
- Physical Description: xxiv, 486 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st Cooper Square Press ed.
- Publisher: New York : Cooper Square Press, 2002.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- ... an unabridged republication of the edition originally published in New York in 1874, with the addition of a new introduction by Edward E. Leslie"--T.p. verso.Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Captain Tyson's early Arctic experience -- Polaris Expedition -- Polaris put into Commission Official instructions to the commander: Scientific directions - Letter of Captain Halls' - List of the officers and crew -- Biographical sketch of Captain Hall -- Dr. Emil Bessel -- Notes by Captain Tyson on board the Polaris -- Afraid of "Symme's Hole" Hunting-party -- Putting provisions ashore -- Captain Buddinggon passes to the command -- Thanksgiving -- Impressive discussion -- Sledge vs. boat -- Musk-cattle -- Two boat-parties arranged -- Engineer's report -- Journal of George E. Tyson, assistant navigator on United States steamer Polaris, kept on the ice-floe: Adrift -- Vain hunt for seal -- Can see the land -- Taking account of stock -- Belated Joe -- Solemn entry made in journal in view of death -- Dreary, yet beautiful -- Patching up clothes -- Valuation of seals -- Decide to make the attempt -- Bear prospecting for a meal -- Easter-Sunday -- Joyful sight -- Search for the Polaris and the survivors of the expedition -- News of the rescue -- Tigress, Commander James A. Greer, sets sail -- Captain Tyson's cruise in the tigress -- Tender hears among the blue-jackets -- Homeward-bound -- Change for the better -- Gale abates -- Hrdrography of Smith sound -- How to read the North Pole -- Polaris survivors -- Fortunes of the Polaris survivors -- Life on shore -- Pacific tidal wave -- Appendix -- Index.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Headingley Municipal Library | 919.8 TYS (Text) | 36440000260145 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A compelling account of the ill-fated 1871 American expedition to the North Pole recalls the extraordinary story of survival and endurance in the face of the most extreme conditions of weather and starvation. - Natl Book Network
In 1871 veteran navigator George Emory Tyson joined the first American expedition to explore the North Pole, but by August 1872, after the mysterious death of the Polaris' leader, Charles Francis Hall, the ice pack in which the ship was travelling began to break up. Nineteen crew members, including Tyson, were stranded on an ice-floe when the ship abandoned them. They were not rescued until April 30, 1873. Unavailable for nearly a century, Arctic Experiences is the fierce, harrowing chronicle of Tyson's incredible feat of endurance and survival. - NBN
Unavailable for nearly a century, Arctic Experiences is the fierce, harrowing chronicle of Capt. George Tyson's incredible feat of endurance and survival following a shipwreck in the Arctic Sea.