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245 0 0 _aPolaris
_bThe Chief Scientist's Recollections of the American North Pole Expedition, 1871-73 /
_cWilliam Barr.
020 _a9781552388761
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100 1 _aBarr, William
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264 1 _bUniversity of Calgary Press,
300 _a1 online resource (675 p.)
506 0 _aAccess copy available to the general public.
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520 _aEmil Bessels was chief scientist and medical officer on George Francis Hall's ill-fated American North Pole Expedition of 1871-73 on board the ship Polaris. Bessels' book, translated from the German in its entirety for the first time, is one of only two first-hand accounts of the voyage, and it is the only first-hand account of the experiences of the group which stayed with the ship after it ran afoul of arctic ice, leaving some of its crew stranded on an ice floe. Bessels and the others spent a second winter on shore in Northwest Greenland, where the drifting, disabled ship ran aground. Hall died suspiciously during the first winter, and Bessels is widely suspected of having poisoned him. Bill Barr has uncovered new evidence of a possible motive. Essential reading for researchers and students of arctic exploration history, this book is also a compelling read for the interested general reader.
588 0 _aDescription based on print version record.
590 _aKU Select 2016 Front List Collection
650 7 _aHistory / Polar Regions
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650 0 _aHistory
655 0 _aElectronic books.
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