{"product_id":"northward-over-the-great-ice-a-narrative-of-life-and-work-along-the-shores-and-upon-the-interior-ice-cap-of-northern-greenland-in-the-years-1886-and-1891-1897-etc-paperback-9781108041829","title":"Northward over the Great Ice; A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891–1897 etc. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041829","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNorthward over the Great Ice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891–1897 etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1898, Robert Peary's two-volume memoir of Arctic exploration recounts his early expeditions in Greenland.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert E. Peary (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041829, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e602 pages, 372 b\/w illus.  8 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.76 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 Edwin Peary (1856–1920), the distinguished American Arctic explorer, is usually credited as the first person to have reached the geographic North Pole, in 1909. First published in 1898, this two-volume work recounts Peary's expeditions across the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891–7. It describes Peary's contacts with the local Inuit tribes and the valuable scientific discoveries he made in geography, and natural history. Peary also documents the discovery and conveyance to the United States of the Cape York meteorites, from which the Inuit had extracted iron, but whose whereabouts had been a secret. In Volume 1, Peary recounts his first two expeditions in Greenland. On the first, in 1886, he travelled over the Greenland ice sheet for 100 miles. On the second, in 1891–2, he and seven companions (including his wife) sledged 1300 miles to North-East Greenland.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Reconnaissance of the Greenland Inland Ice, 1886. Objects and Results of 1886 Reconnaissance\u003cbr\u003e Part II. North-Greenland Expedition of 1891–2: 1. Brooklyn to McCormick Bay\u003cbr\u003e 2. Preparing our North-Greenland home\u003cbr\u003e 3. Boat voyage to the islands\u003cbr\u003e 4. Boat and sledge trips\u003cbr\u003e 5. Through the great night\u003cbr\u003e 6. Through the great night continued\u003cbr\u003e 7. Imprisoned on the ice-cap\u003cbr\u003e 8. Preparing for the ice-cap campaign\u003cbr\u003e 9. Around Inglefield Gulf by sledge\u003cbr\u003e 10. Equipment, routine, and beginning of the white march\u003cbr\u003e 11. Over the 'Great Ice' to the northern end of Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 12. Northernmost Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 13. Eight thousand feet above the sea\u003cbr\u003e 14. Boat voyage into Inglefield Gulf\u003cbr\u003e 15. Search for Verhoeff, and homeward voyage\u003cbr\u003e 16. Meteorological notes John M. Verhoeff\u003cbr\u003e Objects and results of 1891–2 expedition\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266067943704,"sku":"9781108041829","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041829i_ded63582-117a-4498-92ac-fd3fcede6fb7.jpg?v=1696746521","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/northward-over-the-great-ice-a-narrative-of-life-and-work-along-the-shores-and-upon-the-interior-ice-cap-of-northern-greenland-in-the-years-1886-and-1891-1897-etc-paperback-9781108041829","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}