To the North!: The Story of Arctic Exploration from Earliest Times to the Present"A chronological account (based largely on original narratives) of the work of explorers and of expeditions in various sectors of the Arctic, with chapters on the Franklin search, First International Polar Year, the Northeast and Northwest Passage, on attempts to reach the North Pole, flying in the Arctic"--Arctic bibliography. |
Contents
QUEST AND CONQUEST ΤΟ | 10 |
EARLIEST RECORDED NORTHERN EXPLOR | 16 |
The discovery of BritainThuleAlfred the Great | 23 |
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