{"product_id":"the-great-frozen-land-bolshaia-zemelskija-tundra-narrative-of-a-winter-journey-across-the-tundras-and-a-sojourn-among-the-samoyads-paperback-9781108048255","title":"The Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra); Narrative of a Winter Journey across the Tundras and a Sojourn among the Samoyads (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048255","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNarrative of a Winter Journey across the Tundras and a Sojourn among the Samoyads\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1895, this is a first-hand account of the author's two-thousand-mile expedition across the Artic tundra.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederick George Jackson (Author), Arthur Montefiore (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108048255, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages, 46 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 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\"\u003eFrederick George Jackson (1860–1938) set out on his expedition from Vaygach Island with two objectives: to test his equipment for a future voyage much further north, and to study the Samoyeds. Although his goals seemed straightforward, they proved more difficult than expected to achieve. After being left on the island ahead of schedule without most of his food supplies, and with no interpreter, he found that his principal bargaining tool was tea, and that many of the areas he had hoped to explore were too dangerous. This account of his experiences, first published in 1895, provides a glimpse into the seemingly insuperable difficulties of a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition, and the unflappable way in which Jackson dealt with them. Including notes on distraught lemmings, Samoyed customs, and the linguistic annotations of the editor, Arthur Montefiore, this entertaining book will interest historians and curious modern-day travellers alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Camping at Habarova\u003cbr\u003e 2. Waigatz\u003cbr\u003e 3. Among the Samoyads\u003cbr\u003e 4. Across 'the great frozen land' (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Across 'the great frozen land' continued\u003cbr\u003e 6. Round the White Sea and through Lapland. Home\u003cbr\u003e 7. A chapter on language\u003cbr\u003e 8. Samoyad folk-tales\u003cbr\u003e 9. Appendices: A. Notes on the ornithological results of Mr. Jackson's journey Joseph Russell Jeaffreson\u003cbr\u003e B. Weather observations kept by F. G. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e C. Topographical notes to accompany the map of the great tundra\u003cbr\u003e D. The Jackson-Harmsworth Polar expedition: its object, method, and equipment\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":45913302008088,"sku":"9781108048255","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048255i_9e1d06e9-e5d5-4eed-a9b8-2b94635ed3dd.jpg?v=1696746817","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-great-frozen-land-bolshaia-zemelskija-tundra-narrative-of-a-winter-journey-across-the-tundras-and-a-sojourn-among-the-samoyads-paperback-9781108048255","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}