{"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-9781108041836","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) 9781108041836","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\"\u003e9781108041836, 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\"\u003e652 pages, 402 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.7 cm, 0.82 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. Volume 2 recounts Peary's later expeditions in Greenland, including a 25-month stay in which he first attempted to reach the North Pole. Peary's wife, Josephine, who accompanied him on many of his expeditions, gave birth to their daughter less than 900 miles from the Pole in 1893.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart III. North-Greenland Expedition of 1893–4: 1. Philadelphia to Cape York\u003cbr\u003e 2. House-building and hunting\u003cbr\u003e 3. Autumn and winter work\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the 'Great Ice'\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the 'Great Ice' continued\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discovery of the 'Saviksue'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reconnaissance of Melville Bay\u003cbr\u003e 8. Meteorological and auroral notes\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. North-Greenland Expedition of 1894–5: 1. Boat voyage, Falcon to lodge\u003cbr\u003e 2. Boat voyage, Falcon to lodge continued\u003cbr\u003e 3. The walrus hunt\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transporting meat to the lodge\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fall ice-cap work\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fall hunting, Arctic day and night\u003cbr\u003e 7. December journey to Cape York\u003cbr\u003e 8. Return from Cape York\u003cbr\u003e 9. Winter routine\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sledge trips of the long night\u003cbr\u003e 11. Miscellanea\u003cbr\u003e 12. A week at Peterahwik\u003cbr\u003e 13. Upward ice-cap journey\u003cbr\u003e 14. The land beyond the ice-cap\u003cbr\u003e 15. The land beyond the ice-cap continued\u003cbr\u003e 16. Return ice-cap journey\u003cbr\u003e 17. After the return\u003cbr\u003e Objects and results of North-Greenland expeditions of 1893 to 1895\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Summer Voyages of 1896–7: The 'Saviksue' or Cape York meteorites\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":46266068107544,"sku":"9781108041836","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041836i_97b77eb1-93c1-46e0-8a2e-48ad02aa4097.jpg?v=1696746533","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-9781108041836","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}