The life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane : and of other distiguished American explorers /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smucker, Samuel M. (Samuel Mosheim), 1823-1863
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, ©2000.
Temas:
Kane, Elisha Kent, > 1820-1857.
Kane, Elisha Kent, > 1820-1857
Explorers > United States > Biography.
Explorateurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Explorers
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
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.

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