Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records

Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsOn the 25th of September, 1880,...
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Author: Gilder, William H. (William Henry),1838-1900
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Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records

Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records

€6,25

Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records

€6,25
Author: Gilder, William H. (William Henry),1838-1900
Format: eBook
Language: English

Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records

On the 25th of September, 1880, the leading English newspaper published the following words: "Lieutenant Schwatka has now resolved the last doubts that could have been felt about the fate of the Franklin expedition. He has traced the one untraced ship to its grave beyond the ocean, and cleared the reputation of a harmless people from an undeserved reproach. He has given to the unburied bones of the crews probably the only safeguard against desecration by wandering wild beasts and heedless Esquimaux Which that frozen land allowed. He has brought home for reverent sepulture, in a kindlier soil, the one body which bore transport. Over the rest he has set up monuments to emphasize the undying memory of their sufferings and their exploit. He has gathered tokens by which friends and relatives may identify their dead, and revisit in imagination the spots in which the ashes lie. Lastly, he has carried home with him material evidence to complete the annals of Arctic exploration." The record of Schwatka's expedition is written in these pages. Much of it has already been published in detached letters by the 'New York Herald', which engaged the author to act as its correspondent during the journey. Other hands than his have reduced it to its present shape, for his restless energy has again driven him toward the North, and has enlisted him among the crew of the 'Rodgers', which is seeking the lost 'Jeannette'. Beyond a mere concatenation of the chapters it has been nowhere altered with a view to literary effect or sensational color. The notes from which it is drawn were made from day to day; and if critics find in it facts which are either improbable or unpalatable, they may, at least, have the satisfaction of knowing that it is a faithful narrative of carefully sifted evidence. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 6594
Author: Gilder, William H. (William Henry)
Release Date: Sep 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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