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In the Lena Delta.

In the Lena Delta is the story of the U.S. explorer and naval engineer, George Melville, who led an expedition that found the remains of Lientanant G.W. DeLong and his party from his previous expedition on the Jeannette. Book jacket.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melville, George W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Scituate : Digital Scanning, Inc. Jan. 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bennett Island.
  • In the Boats.
  • Our Dogs.
  • Threading the Leads.
  • CHAPTER V.
  • VOYAGE OF THE WHALE-BOAT.
  • Weathering the Gale.
  • Our Sea-Anchor.
  • Siberia in Sight.
  • CHAPTER VI.
  • ON THE LENA DELTA.
  • Sailing up Stream.
  • The Hut.
  • Our Frozen Limbs.
  • Meeting with the Natives.
  • Learning their Language.
  • CHAPTER VII.
  • UP THE LENA.
  • My Unsuccessful Effort "to go it alone."
  • Vasilli Kool Gar.
  • My Duck Diplomacy.
  • Fears of Scurvy.
  • Arii, the Deserted Village.
  • Spiridon, the Ugly Starosti.
  • Siberian Ice-Cellars.
  • Jamaveloch.
  • CHAPTER VIII.
  • AT JAMAVELOCH.
  • Nicolai Chagra.
  • An Impressive Pantomime.
  • The "Red Fiend."
  • Over-ripe but Green Geese.
  • Devotions.
  • A Balogan described.
  • CHAPTER IX.
  • SIBERIAN LIFE.
  • Balked again.
  • The "Balogan Americanski."
  • A Row with the Starosti.
  • Catching Fish.
  • Deer and Geese Hunting.
  • CHAPTER X.
  • KUSMATO OUR RESCUE.
  • Incidents in our Balogan.
  • Kusma.
  • Faithless Spiridon.
  • CHAPTER XI.
  • A STEP FORWARD.
  • Kusma's Coming.
  • Nindemann and Noros.
  • I start for Belun.
  • Siberian Dog-Sleds.
  • A Storm.
  • Ku Mark Surt.
  • CHAPTER XII.
  • AT BELUN.
  • I am Admired.
  • Deer-Sleds.
  • Buruloch.
  • Native Gossips.
  • Meeting with Nindemann and Noros.
  • Their Piteous Story.
  • The Malinki Pope.
  • An Unexpected Visit from Bartlett.
  • Back to Buruloch.
  • CHAPTER XIII.
  • SEARCHING FOR DELONG.
  • Bieshoff.
  • Poor Jack Cole.
  • I start in quest of De Long.
  • At Ku Mark Surt again.
  • How to eat Raw Fish.
  • The Maiden with the Lively Tresses.
  • Bulcour.
  • "The Place of the Three Crosses."
  • Sleeping in the Snow.
  • Mat Vay.
  • A Clue.
  • CHAPTER XIV.
  • LOSING THE TRAIL.
  • Treachery.
  • I make a Cannibalistic Threat.
  • Cass Carta.
  • A Late Supper of Deer Hoofs and Horns.
  • Benumbed.
  • Another Night in the Snow.
  • "Balogan Soak."
  • North Belun.
  • I dive into a Hut and "receive."
  • Two Precious Bumagas.
  • A Yakut Bride.
  • Sleeping in Close Quarters.
  • An Ignoble Economy.
  • Definite Tidings.
  • CHAPTER XV.
  • A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC SHORE.
  • Ballok.
  • The "Boos Byral."
  • The Cache.
  • I am Hoodwinked again.
  • Topographical Revelations.
  • Myacks.
  • Our Despised "Mock" and "Tas."
  • A Coveted Demijohn.
  • Phadee Achin.
  • CHAPTER XVI.
  • STRUGGLING W I T H BOREAS.
  • Daring the Storm.
  • The Suffering of the Dogs.
  • At Macha.
  • "Ballook soak!"