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Book Synopsis Unsolved Mysteries of the Arctic by : Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Download or read book Unsolved Mysteries of the Arctic written by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Unsolved Mysteries of the Arctic" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Book Synopsis Mystery in the Arctic by : Wendy Blaxland
Download or read book Mystery in the Arctic written by Wendy Blaxland and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
Book Synopsis Mystery of the North Pole by : Lelah Harrison Brown
Download or read book Mystery of the North Pole written by Lelah Harrison Brown and published by . This book was released on 189? with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis North Pole, South Pole by : Gillian M. Turner
Download or read book North Pole, South Pole written by Gillian M. Turner and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the issues of geomagnetism, including why the Earth's magnetic north differs from its geographic north, how animals use geomagnetism for migration purposes, and the source of the magnetic field.
Book Synopsis Ninety Degrees North by : Fergus Fleming
Download or read book Ninety Degrees North written by Fergus Fleming and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-nineteenth century the North Pole was a mystery. Some believed that it was an island of basalt in a warm crystal sea. Explorers who tried to penetrate the icy wastes failed or died. But after Sir John Franklin disappeared with all his men in 1845, serious efforts began to be made to find the true northernmost point of the globe. Fergus Fleming's book is a vivid, witty history of the disasters that ensued. The new explorers included Elisha Kane, a sickly man and useless commander, who led his team close to death in 1854, and Charles Hall, a printer from Ohio. Hall made the mistake of taking an experienced crew, who refused to commit suicide for him. Their mutiny so enraged Hall that he died of a stroke, and some of his crew escaped south on an ice floe. They were followed by the Germans, newly united and eager for their place in the ice, the Austro-Hungarians and the British, who in 1876 managed to get further than any other expedition, travelling over terrain later explorers considered impassable. They left the field to the Norwegians, to expeditions organized by the American tabloid press, Swedish baloonists, aristocratic Italians and finally to the obsessive Robert Peary, who on one trip took his pregnant wife with him in order to set a record for the most northerly birth in history. He finally made it in 1909.
Book Synopsis Mysteries of the North Pole by : Robert de La Croix
Download or read book Mysteries of the North Pole written by Robert de La Croix and published by New York : J. Day. This book was released on 1956 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of Franklin expedition, of Andree's expedition, of the loss of the Saint Anne (1912-14) and of the Italia expedition.
Book Synopsis Through the Air to the North Pole by : Roy Roy Rockwood
Download or read book Through the Air to the North Pole written by Roy Roy Rockwood and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphans Mark and Jack are fostered by Professor Henderson, with help from the professor's assistant Washington White and his friend Andy Sudds, the big game hunter. In their first adventures the Professor builds a unique boat/dirigible called the Monarch, which they use to visit the North Pole.
Book Synopsis The Last Secrets - The Final Mysteries of Exploration by : John Buchan
Download or read book The Last Secrets - The Final Mysteries of Exploration written by John Buchan and published by READ BOOKS. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for the readers notes. The Author need hardly say that any suggestions addressed to the case of the publishers, will meet with consideration in a future edition. We do not pretend to write or enlarge upon a new subject. Much has been said and written-and well said and written too on the art of fishing but loch-fishing has been rather looked upon as a second-rate performance, and to dispel this idea is one of the objects for which this present treatise has been written. Far be it from us to say anything against fishing, lawfully practised in any form but many pent up in our large towns will bear us out when me say that, on the whole, a days loch-fishing is the most convenient. One great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- ent on nothing but enough wind to curl the water, -and on a large loch it is very seldom that a dead calm prevails all day, -and can make his arrangements for a day, weeks beforehand whereas the stream- fisher is dependent for a good take on the state of the water and however pleasant and easy it may be for one living near the banks of a good trout stream or river, it is quite another matter to arrange for a days river-fishing, if one is looking forward to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Providence may favour the expectant angler with a good day, and the water in order but experience has taught most of us that the good days are in the minority, and that, as is the case with our rapid running streams, -such as many of our northern streams are, -the water is either too large or too small, unless, as previously remarked, you live near at hand, and can catch it at its best. A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, that the tyro and the experienced angler have nearly the same chance in fishing, -the one from the stern and the other from the bow of the same boat. Of all the absurd beliefs as to loch-fishing, this is one of the most absurd. Try it. Give the tyro either end of the boat he likes give him a cast of ally flies he may fancy, or even a cast similar to those which a crack may be using and if he catches one for every three the other has, he may consider himself very lucky. Of course there are lochs where the fish are not abundant, and a beginner may come across as many as an older fisher but we speak of lochs where there are fish to be caught, and where each has a fair chance. Again, it is said that the boatman has as much to do with catching trout in a loch as the angler. Well, we dont deny that. In an untried loch it is necessary to have the guidance of a good boatman but the same argument holds good as to stream-fishing...
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Book Synopsis Murder at the North Pole by : D. Gunn
Download or read book Murder at the North Pole written by D. Gunn and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRISTMAS ELVES: EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW IS WRONG Newly appointed Christmas Special Investigator Steingrim Og's first day on the job is interrupted by a murder and theft of a magic item, which threatens to destroy all society at the North Pole. With no mentor, on the job training is all Steingrim has to rely on. Fighting racism, corruption, and politics, Steingrim finds his first case more complex than he imagined. He only has five days to find the murderer and the missing magic item or everything the Elves know will come undone.
Book Synopsis North Pole, South Pole by : Gillian Turner
Download or read book North Pole, South Pole written by Gillian Turner and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “fantastic story” of one of physics’ great riddles takes us through centuries of scientific history (Simon Lamb, author of Devil in the Mountain). Why do compass needles point north—but not quite north? What guides the migration of birds, whales, and fish across the world’s oceans? How is Earth able to sustain life under an onslaught of solar wind and cosmic radiation? For centuries, the world’s great scientists have grappled with these questions, all rooted in the same phenomenon: Earth’s magnetism. Over two thousand years after the invention of the compass, Einstein called the source of Earth’s magnetic field one of greatest unsolved mysteries of physics. Here, for the first time, is the complete history of the quest to understand the planet’s attractive pull—from the ancient Greeks’ fascination with lodestone to the geological discovery that the North Pole has not always been in the North—and to the astonishing modern conclusions that finally revealed the true source. Richly illustrated and skillfully told, North Pole, South Pole unfolds the human story behind the science: that of the inquisitive, persevering, and often dissenting thinkers who unlocked the secrets at our planet’s core. “In recent years, many very good books for interested non-scientists have been published: Richard Dawkins’s Climbing Mount Improbable and The Ancestor’s Tale, Stephen Jay Gould’s The Lying Stones of Marrakech, and Dava Sobel’s Longitude and The Planets, to name some of them. North Pole, South Pole . . . is a worthy addition to that list . . . Turner has a great story to tell, and she tells it well.” —The Press (New Zealand)
Download or read book Fatal North written by Bruce Henderson and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling author reveals “the chilling story” of disaster and suspected murder on the19th century Polaris expedition (Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter) Sponsored by the United States government, the Polaris expedition of 1871 was intended to be the first to reach the North Pole. By its end, the ship was sunk, Captain Charles Hall was dead under suspicious circumstances, and thirty-three men, women, and children were struggling to survive while stranded on the polar ice for six months. News of the disastrous expedition and accusations of murder lead to a national scandal, an official investigation, and a government cover-up. The true cause of the captain’s death remained unknown for nearly 100 years, until Charles Hall’s grave was found by a search party and opened. #1 New York Times bestselling author Bruce Henderson combines the transcripts of the U.S. Navy’s original inquest, the personal papers of Captain Hall, as well as his autopsy and forensic reports relating to his death, the ship’s log, and personal journals of the crew to tell the complete story of this mysterious tragedy. “Rewardingly suspenseful…Rousing sea adventure.” —Seattle Weekly “A factual historical mystery written by a gifted storyteller.” —Library Journal “The story is nothing short of incredible.” —Baton Rouge Advocate
Book Synopsis The mystery of the North pole by : C A Scrymsour Nichol
Download or read book The mystery of the North pole written by C A Scrymsour Nichol and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole by : Anna Adolph
Download or read book Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole written by Anna Adolph and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole' is an adventure novel by Anna Adolph that follows a group of Californians on their quest to explore the marvels of the North Pole. The story opens with the invention of a coach, ship, and balloon, designed to withstand the dangers of the journey. The group, including the narrator's loved ones, sets off on a wild ride, encountering miners, rivers, and even a battle between swordfish and whales. As they approach their destination, they ponder the meaning of war and the possibility of arbitration stopping conflicts not only among men but also in nature.
Book Synopsis Exploring the North Pole: The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson by : Josepha Sherman
Download or read book Exploring the North Pole: The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson written by Josepha Sherman and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arctic, the far, frozen north, can be a very dangerous place for people to visit. The Arctic is almost always bitter cold, with temperatures that can go far below –50ºF and be in total darkness for four months out of a year. Terrible storms sweep across the ice and snow, and great crevasses, perilous openings in the ice, can swallow the unlucky traveler. By the early 1900s, many expeditions had tried to reach the farthest point north, the North Pole, but all of them had failed. Many explorers had died. Tales spread that no one could reach the North Pole. They warned that the land was cursed. But in the early twentieth century, two men decided to brave the Arctic again. They were Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson. And they were determined to do what no one had ever done. They were going to reach the North Pole.
Book Synopsis The Great Polar Fraud by : Anthony Galvin
Download or read book The Great Polar Fraud written by Anthony Galvin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1910 Roald Amundsen set off from Oslo toward the North Pole but soon received word that two Americans—Frederick Cook and Robert Peary—each claimed to have reached the Pole ahead of him. Devastated, Amundsen famously went south. For years Cook and Peary tried to convince the world of their claims. Finally the National Geographic Society endorsed Peary, and the matter seemed settled. In May 1926 an American airman, Richard Byrd, flew north in a three-engine plane, and returned with a log showing that he had flow exactly over the geographical North Pole, becoming the third man to reach that mythical spot. National Geographic again supported the claim. However, it is now obvious that Peary claimed distances he could not possibly have achieved, and it is doubtful that Cooke, who had a history of fraud, ever got even close to the pole. Byrd flew further north than anyone before, but he did not have the fuel to have made the journey he claimed—his log was falsified. Just three days after Byrd’s flight, Amundsen reenters the story on an airship traveling across the pole from Svalbard to Alaska, unknowingly passing directly over the pole, becoming the true first to reach it—just as he had been the first at the South Pole. The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims, effectively rewriting the history of polar exploration and putting Amundsen center stage as the rightful conqueror of both poles. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Book Synopsis To the End of the Earth by : Tom Avery
Download or read book To the End of the Earth written by Tom Avery and published by Atlantic. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 100 years after US Naval Commander Robert Peary controversially told the world that he had reached the North Pole in just thirty-seven days, explorer Tom Avery became convinced that he had been telling the truth. He began to assemble a team to recreate the journey, hoping to show that Peary could indeed have reached the Pole that quickly. Navigating treacherous pressure ridges, deadly channels of open water, bitterly cold temperatures, and travelling just as Peary did with dog teams and replica wooden sledges, Avery and his team were to cover the 413 nautical miles to the North Pole in just 36 days and 22 hours, setting a new world record and reaching the pole some four hours faster than Peary. Weaving fascinating arctic expedition history with thrilling extreme adventure, "To the End of the Earth" is Avery's story of how he and his team risked their lives to solve polar exploration's greatest mystery.
