{"product_id":"in-arctic-seas-the-voyage-of-the-kite-with-the-peary-expedition-together-with-a-transcript-of-the-log-of-the-kite-paperback-9781108041720","title":"In Arctic Seas: the Voyage of the Kite with the Peary Expedition; Together with a Transcript of the Log of the Kite (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041720","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn Arctic Seas: the Voyage of the Kite with the Peary Expedition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTogether with a Transcript of the Log of the Kite\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1893, this book recounts Robert Peary's 1891 Greenland expedition and the subsequent return voyage in 1892.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Neff Keely (Author), Gwilym George Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041720, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages, 108 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.7 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\"\u003eRobert Peary (1856–1920) was an American Arctic explorer. For much of the twentieth century, he was for many years credited with being, in 1909, the first man to reach the North Pole, although this has recently been questioned. Born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, Peary graduated from Bowdoin College in 1877 and joined the US Navy in 1881. He began his Arctic expeditions in 1886, exploring Greenland for a number of years in search of a route to the Pole. Published in 1893, this illustrated book consists of two parts. Drawing on the diaries of the expedition's surgeon, Robert Keely, Part I describes the journey that took Peary to Greenland in 1891. Part II uses the journal of the botanist William Meehan to describe the 1892 expedition to bring the exploring party home. The book includes transcripts of the logs of Richard Pike, captain of the Kite on both voyages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Voyage of the Kite: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The start\u003cbr\u003e 2. Crossing the Gulf of St Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e 3. First sight of Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 4. A native dance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Farewell to Godhavn\u003cbr\u003e 6. Collapsing of an iceberg\u003cbr\u003e 7. An accident to the ship\u003cbr\u003e 8. Free once more\u003cbr\u003e 9. Herbert Island\u003cbr\u003e 10. A school of white whales\u003cbr\u003e 11. Arctic clothing\u003cbr\u003e 12. Bows and arrows\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ascending the Iron Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 14. At Godhavn once more\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Relief of Peary and the Log of the Kite, etc.: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The log of the Kite\u003cbr\u003e The Peary relief expedition: 1. The relief expedition\u003cbr\u003e 2. The start\u003cbr\u003e 3. Halifax\u003cbr\u003e 4. First icebergs\u003cbr\u003e 5. Leaving St Johns\u003cbr\u003e 6. Official recognition of the expedition\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Cape York and Nehelumie Eskimos\u003cbr\u003e 8. News of the ship's arrival taken to Mrs Peary\u003cbr\u003e 9. In Smith Sound\u003cbr\u003e 10. Camping on Robertson Bay\u003cbr\u003e 11. The relief expedition makes a reconnoissance of the inland ice, and meets Lieut Peary and Mr Astrup\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Peary party's winter life\u003cbr\u003e 13. The journey over the inland ice\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Kite in trouble\u003cbr\u003e 15. The search for Mr Verhoeff\u003cbr\u003e 16. Leaving McCormick Bay\u003cbr\u003e 17. Godthaar\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Kite's ghost\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. The Peary-Verhoeff correspondence\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Lieut Peary's report\u003cbr\u003e The reception at the Academy of Natural Sciences.\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":46266068074776,"sku":"9781108041720","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041720i_d7466e63-3443-4d0a-a61b-ee813763a4cd.jpg?v=1696746513","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-arctic-seas-the-voyage-of-the-kite-with-the-peary-expedition-together-with-a-transcript-of-the-log-of-the-kite-paperback-9781108041720","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}