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The Life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane : And Other Distinguished American Explorers.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Scituate : La Vergne :
Digital Scanning, Inc., Ingram Book Co. [distributor]
June 2001 ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS.""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I.""; ""ELISHA KENT KANE.""; ""CHAPTER I.�Youth and Early Training of Dr. Kane""; ""CHAPTER II.�Oriental Wanderings, Discoveries, and Perils""; ""CHAPTER III.�Dr. Kane �s Adventures in Mexico �Sketch of Arctic Exploration""; ""CHAPTER IV.�Dr. Kane �s First Arctic Expedition �Scenes in Baffin �s Bay""; ""CHAPTER V.�Adventures and Discoveries at Beechey Island""; ""CHAPTER VI.�Winter Life in the Arctic Regions""
- ""CHAPTER VII.�Dr. Kane �s Matrimonial Views �His Congressional Patronage �His Unconquerable Enthusiasm""""CHAPTER VIII.�Dr. Kane �s Second Arctic Expedition""; ""CHAPTER IX.�Researches and Adventures near the Pole""; ""CHAPTER X.�Concluding Labors and Return of the Expedition""; ""CHAPTER XI.�Dr. Kane �s Official Report of the Second Grinnell Expedition""; ""CHAPTER XII.�Dr. Kane �s Last Labors, Illness, and Death""; ""CHAPTER XIII.�Obsequies of Dr. Kane �Estimate of his Character""; ""PART II.""; ""JOHN CHARLES FREMONT.""
- ""CHAPTER I.�Fremont �s Youth and First Expedition""""CHAPTER II.�Incidents of Fremont �s Second Expedition""; ""CHAPTER III.�Col. Fremont �s Third Expedition, and its Results""; ""CHAPTER IV.�Col. Fremont �s Fourth Exploring Expedition""; ""CHAPTER V.�Col. Fremont �s Fifth Expedition and Political Honors""; ""PART III.""; ""JOHN LEDYARD.""; ""CHAPTER I.�Youth and Early Education of Ledyard""; ""CHAPTER II.�Ledyard �s Voyage with Capt. Cook around the World""; ""CHAPTER III.�Adventures of Ledyard in France, Russia, and Siberia""
- ""CHAPTER IV.�Further Adventures of Ledyard in Siberia""""CHAPTER V.�Ledyard �s Expedition to Central Africa""; ""PART IV.""; ""CHARLES WILKES.""; ""CHAPTER I.�Purposes of the United States Exploring Expedition""; ""CHAPTER II.�Explorations in the Southern Ocean and Chili""; ""CHAPTER III.�Explorations in Peru and the Paumoto Group""; ""CHAPTER IV.�Researches at Tahiti, and Discovery of the Antarctic Continent""; ""CHAPTER V.�Termination of the Expedition �Controversy with Col. Fremont""; ""PART V.""; ""MATTHEW C. PERRY.""
- ""CHAPTER I.�Origin and Aims of the Expedition to Japan""""CHAPTER II.�Public Interview between Com. Perry and the Imperial Commissioners""; ""CHAPTER III.�Establishment of a Commercial Treaty with the Japanese Empire""; ""CHAPTER IV.�Concluding Labors of Com. Perry in Japan and Lew Chew""