{"product_id":"new-land-four-years-in-the-arctic-regions-paperback-9781108071109","title":"New Land; Four Years in the Arctic Regions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108071109","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNew Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFour Years in the Arctic Regions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1904 account of the expedition of Otto Sverdrup and his crew to the seas and coastlines of the Arctic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOtto Neumann Sverdrup (Author), Ethel Harriet Hearn (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108071109, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e518 pages, 112 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.75 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\"\u003eThis well-illustrated account of polar exploration was originally published in Norway in 1903, and in this two-volume English translation in 1904. It tells the story of the four years spent by Otto Sverdrup (1854–1930) and his crew in surveying and charting the seas and coastlines of the Arctic. Sverdrup had qualified as a ship's master when he first met Fridtjof Nansen, whose Greenland expedition of 1888 he accompanied. He advised on the construction of Nansen's wooden ship, the Fram, and became its master in 1895. Both with Nansen and under his own leadership, he undertook many expeditions. In June 1898, he took the Fram and a crew including several scientists to Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, where they overwintered for four years. Volume 1 describes the life and work of the first two years, including extensive trips away from the Fram, both on land and on the ice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Translator's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. In the drift-ice across the coast of Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 3. In Foulke Fjord\u003cbr\u003e 4. Walrus-catching in Rice Strait\u003cbr\u003e 5. Our first meeting with the polar ox\u003cbr\u003e 6. A deserted country\u003cbr\u003e 7. Our life on board\u003cbr\u003e 8. Greely's camping-ground\u003cbr\u003e 9. An unsuccessful shooting-trip\u003cbr\u003e 10. Eskimo visits on board the Fram\u003cbr\u003e 11. Across Ellesmere Land\u003cbr\u003e 12. Constitution Day on board the Fram\u003cbr\u003e 13. Summer journeys\u003cbr\u003e 14. Bears and polar oxen\u003cbr\u003e 15. Dr Svendsen's fate\u003cbr\u003e 16. Summer work\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sledge-journeys ashore and afloat\u003cbr\u003e 18. In summer waters\u003cbr\u003e 19. Walrus-catching\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Fram's second winter harbour\u003cbr\u003e 21. Boating expeditions in Havnefjord\u003cbr\u003e 22. Captivity in Baadsfjord\u003cbr\u003e 23. A sad home-coming\u003cbr\u003e 24. Arduous journeys\u003cbr\u003e 25. An awkward bear-hunt\u003cbr\u003e 26. Stormkap\u003cbr\u003e 27. Happy hunting grounds\u003cbr\u003e 28. Home to the Fram\u003cbr\u003e 29. Carrying meat in the polar night\u003cbr\u003e 30. The polar dog and its ailments\u003cbr\u003e 31. In winter quarters\u003cbr\u003e 32. A merry Christmas and a happy new year\u003cbr\u003e 33. Björneborg\u003cbr\u003e 34. The great expedition\u003cbr\u003e 35. Through Hell Gate\u003cbr\u003e 36. Store and Lille Björnekap\u003cbr\u003e 37. Towards Cape South-West\u003cbr\u003e 38. A toilsome journey\u003cbr\u003e 39. Easter in Heiberg Land\u003cbr\u003e 40. Through drift and scud\u003cbr\u003e 41. Bad-weather camp\u003cbr\u003e 42. Towards the north!\u003cbr\u003e 43. The return journey\u003cbr\u003e 44. A journey of peril\u003cbr\u003e 45. Back to Björneborg\u003cbr\u003e 46. The commandant's hermit life\u003cbr\u003e 47. Fire on board the Fram\u003cbr\u003e 48. Schie's narrative\u003cbr\u003e 49. The returning party's experiences.\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":45908993147160,"sku":"9781108071109","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108071109i.jpg?v=1696748862","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/new-land-four-years-in-the-arctic-regions-paperback-9781108071109","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}