{"product_id":"a-thousand-days-in-the-arctic-paperback-9781108041645","title":"A Thousand Days in the Arctic (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041645","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Thousand Days in the Arctic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrederick G. Jackson's 1899 journal of his exploration in Franz Josef Land describes vividly a forbidding terrain of ice and snow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederick G. Jackson (Author), Francis Leopold McClintock (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041645, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e578 pages, 80 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1897, the triumphant return of the Jackson–Harmsworth Arctic expedition revived widespread enthusiasm for Polar exploration. Within days of the expedition's arrival in London, newspapers ranging from the Boy's Own Paper to the Graphic were full of articles relating to the endeavours and findings of this intrepid undertaking. The demand for information did not abate and, in 1899, this two-volume account by Frederick G. Jackson (1860–1938) of his travels in Franz Josef Land was published to wide acclaim. Hailed by The Morning Post as 'a record of solid achievement accomplished by dint of steady perseverance in the face of hardship and difficulty', Jackson's journal describes a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Illustrated by maps and numerous anthropological and zoological images, Volume 1 opens with the voyage north and goes on to recount the team's accommodation - a wooden hut named 'Elmwood' - bear-hunts, and arduous but inspirational journeys by sledge.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Author's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Our start\u003cbr\u003e 3. Winter darkness, dreary days\u003cbr\u003e 4. Our Arctic hut\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Christmas festival, 1895\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mother Bear's nursery\u003cbr\u003e 7. A tough bit for 'Mr Bear'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Daylight returns\u003cbr\u003e 9. The first sledge journey, 1895\u003cbr\u003e 10. Second sledge journey, 1895\u003cbr\u003e 11. Snow morasses, discovery of Queen Victoria Sea\u003cbr\u003e 12. A successful race against time\u003cbr\u003e 13. Back from the sledge journey, 1895\u003cbr\u003e 14. Driven off the coast - nearly lost\u003cbr\u003e 15. A spectral sky and phantom ship\u003cbr\u003e 16. The storm subsides\u003cbr\u003e 17. Back at the hut\u003cbr\u003e 18. The gun in Franz Josef Land and game list\u003cbr\u003e 19. Preparing for our second winter\u003cbr\u003e 20. We suffer severe losses\u003cbr\u003e 21. A nasty climb in the dark.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266067452184,"sku":"9781108041645","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041645i_58776809-62d4-4825-a6fd-e75690f38e22.jpg?v=1696746524","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-thousand-days-in-the-arctic-paperback-9781108041645","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}