{"product_id":"with-peary-near-the-pole-paperback-9781108070966","title":"With Peary near the Pole (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070966","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWith Peary near the Pole\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1898 English translation of an 1895 Norwegian work discusses Arctic exploration with Robert Peary and life among the Greenlandic Inuit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEivind Astrup (Author), H. J. Bull (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070966, 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\"\u003e368 pages, 51 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 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 1898 English translation of a popular 1895 Norwegian work provides a valuable first-hand account of Arctic exploration in Greenland. Elvind Astrup (1871–95) took part in the expeditions led by the American explorer Robert Peary (1856–1920) between 1891 and 1894. Another of Astrup's shipmates during this time was Frederick Cook (1865–1940), who would later claim to be the first man to have reached the North Pole. Astrup gives here a short narrative of the expeditions, yet the real appeal of his work lies in its vivid descriptions of life on the ice - not merely that of the explorers, but crucially that of the Inuit, whose survival skills and techniques were later to prove invaluable during Peary's own drive towards the Pole. Numerous illustrations are spread throughout the text, based on sketches and photographs taken during the expeditions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The two Peary expeditions\u003cbr\u003e 3. The second Peary expedition\u003cbr\u003e 4. A poor coast\u003cbr\u003e 5. The natives of Smith's Sound\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hunting\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sledge journeys of the Esquimaux\u003cbr\u003e 8. Northward on the Greenland inland ice\u003cbr\u003e 9. On the way to new coasts\u003cbr\u003e 10. Homeward through the clouds\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Esquimaux manner of life, customs, character, moral and social circumstances\u003cbr\u003e 12. Intelligence and artistic gifts, religious ideas, customs, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 13. Travel to Melville Bay.\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":45913234768152,"sku":"9781108070966","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070966i.jpg?v=1696748846","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/with-peary-near-the-pole-paperback-9781108070966","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}