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A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr
| A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.195041 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Polar Regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5991-2
1-4426-5532-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Translator's Introduction -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Outward Voyage -- CHAPTER 2. Greenland and Melville Bukt -- CHAPTER 3. West to Winter Harbour -- CHAPTER 4. Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering -- CHAPTER 5. The Wintering -- CHAPTER 6. Sledging to Cape de Bray -- CHAPTER 7. Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea -- CHAPTER 8. Under Way Again -- CHAPTER 9. The Second Wintering -- CHAPTER 10. Contacts with North Star and Assistance -- CHAPTER 11. Retreat to Beechey Island -- CHAPTER 12. Homeward Voyage and Aftermath -- Translator's Postscript -- APPENDIX 1. Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of Marine -- APPENDIX 2. Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of Marine on the Expedition aboard 'Resolute' -- APPENDIX 3. Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother -- APPENDIX 4. Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459725803321 |
Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, >
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr
| A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.195041 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Polar Regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5991-2
1-4426-5532-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- 1 The Outward Voyage -- 2 Greenland and Melville Bukt -- 3 West to Winter Harbour -- 4 Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering -- 5 The Wintering -- 6 Sledging to Cape de Bray -- 7 Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea -- 8 Under Way Again -- 9 The Second Wintering -- 10 Contacts with North Star and Assistance -- 11 Retreat to Beechey Island -- 12 Homeward Voyage and Aftermath -- TRANSLATOR'S POSTSCRIPT -- APPENDIX 1 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine -- APPENDIX 2 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine on the Expedition aboard Resolute -- APPENDIX 3 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1852) -- APPENDIX 4 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1853) -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787228103321 |
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Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, >
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr
| A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.195041 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Polar Regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5991-2
1-4426-5532-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- 1 The Outward Voyage -- 2 Greenland and Melville Bukt -- 3 West to Winter Harbour -- 4 Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering -- 5 The Wintering -- 6 Sledging to Cape de Bray -- 7 Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea -- 8 Under Way Again -- 9 The Second Wintering -- 10 Contacts with North Star and Assistance -- 11 Retreat to Beechey Island -- 12 Homeward Voyage and Aftermath -- TRANSLATOR'S POSTSCRIPT -- APPENDIX 1 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine -- APPENDIX 2 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine on the Expedition aboard Resolute -- APPENDIX 3 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1852) -- APPENDIX 4 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1853) -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820860303321 |
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Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, >
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Polaris : the chief scientist's recollections of the American North Pole expedition, 1871-73 / / Emil Bessels ; translated from the German: Die amerikanische Nordpol-Expedition (Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1879) [and edited] by William Barr
| Polaris : the chief scientist's recollections of the American North Pole expedition, 1871-73 / / Emil Bessels ; translated from the German: Die amerikanische Nordpol-Expedition (Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1879) [and edited] by William Barr |
| Autore | Bessels Emil |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (674 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 919.8 |
| Collana | Northern Lights, |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Polar Regions |
| ISBN | 1-55238-877-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Cover -- Series Page -- Full Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Expedition Members -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Preface -- 1 | Origin of the expedition and its outfitting -- 2 | From New York to Newfoundland -- 3 | From Newfoundland to Greenland -- 4 | From Holsteinsborg to the northernmost settlement on Earth -- 5 | Historical review -- 6 | Into unknown territory -- 7 | The first days in Polaris Bay -- 8 | The first sledge journey -- 9 | Hall's sledge trip -- 10 | In the realm of darkness -- 11 | The New Year -- 12 | Through darkness to the light -- 13 | The southern sledge trip -- 14 | Early summer -- 15 | The boat voyage north -- 16 | The summer -- 17 | Southward -- 18 | On terra firma -- 19 | An ethnographic sketch -- 20 | Further progress -- 21 | The start of the ice floe drift -- 22 | Between hopelessness and optimism -- 23 | Spring on the floe -- 24 | The seals -- 25 | Salvation -- 26 | The boat voyage in arctic waters -- 27 | Whaling -- 28 | The search -- 29 | Homeward bound -- Epilogue: Motive for Murder -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153174003321 |
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Bessels Emil
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| Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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