The life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane : and of other distiguished American explorers /
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| Author / Creator: | Smucker, Samuel M. (Samuel Mosheim), 1823-1863. |
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| Imprint: | Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, ©2000. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (iii, 409 pages) : portrait |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11144391 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I.. Elisha Kent Kane
- Chap. I.. Youth and Early Training of Dr. Kane
- Chap. II.. Oriental Wanderings, Discoveries, and Perils
- Chap. III.. Dr. Kane's Adventures in Mexico--Sketch of Arctic Exploration
- Chap. IV.. Dr. Kane's First Arctic Expedition--Scenes in Baffin's Bay
- Chap. V.. Adventures and Discoveries at Beechey Island
- Chap. VI.. Winter Life in the Arctic Regions
- Chap. VII.. Dr. Kane's Matrimonial Views--His Congressional Patronage--His Unconquerable Enthusiasm
- Chap. VIII.. Dr. Kane's Second Arctic Expedition
- Chap. IX.. Researches and Adventures near the Pole
- Chap. X.. Concluding Labors and Return of the Expedition
- Chap. XI.. Dr. Kane's Official Report of the Second Grinnell Expedition
- Chap. XII.. Dr. Kane's Last Labors, Illness, and Death
- Chap. XIII.. Obsequies of Dr. Kane--Estimate of his Character
- Part II.. John Charles Fremont
- Chap. I.. Fremont's Youth and First Expedition
- Chap. II.. Incidents of Fremont's Second Expedition
- Chap. III.. Col. Fremont's Third Expedition, and its Results
- Chap. IV.. Col. Fremont's Fourth Exploring Expedition
- Chap. V.. Col. Fremont's Fifth Expedition and Political Honors
- Part III.. John Ledyard
- Chap. I.. Youth and Early Education of Ledyard
- Chap. II.. Ledyard's Voyage with Capt. Cook around the World
- Chap. III.. Adventures of Ledyard in France, Russia, and Siberia
- Chap. IV.. Further Adventures of Ledyard in Siberia
- Chap. V.. Ledyard's Expedition to Central Africa
- Part IV.. Charles Wilkes
- Chap. I.. Purposes of the United States Exploring Expedition
- Chap. II.. Explorations in the Southern Ocean and Chili
- Chap. III.. Explorations in Peru and the Paumoto Group
- Chap. IV.. Researches at Tahiti, and Discovery of the Antarctic Continent
- Chap. V.. Termination of the Expedition--Controversy with Col. Fremont
- Part V.. Matthew C. Perry
- Chap. I.. Origin and Aims of the Expedition to Japan
- Chap. II.. Public Interview between Com. Perry and the Imperial Commissioners
- Chap. III.. Establishment of a Commercial Treaty with the Japanese Empire
- Chap. IV.. Concluding Labors of Com. Perry in Japan and Lew Chew