| The Voyage of the Jeannette: The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. de Long, Lieutenant-Commander U.S.N., and Commander of the Polar Expedition of Contributor(s): Long, George Washington De (Author), de Long, George Washington (Author), Long, Emma De (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108050182 ISBN-13: 9781108050180 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historical Geography - Travel |
| Dewey: 910.91 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.37 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George W. De Long (1844-81) was a US Navy officer who set out to find a new route to the North Pole via the Bering Strait. During his voyage, which left San Francisco in 1879, he claimed the De Long Islands for the USA. But when his vessel, the Jeannette, sank, the crew abandoned ship, and he eventually died of starvation in Siberia. Compiled by his wife from his journals and the testimony of the survivors, these two volumes document De Long's doomed expedition. First published in 1883, Volume 2 records the Jeannette's final wreckage, and the crew's continuation of their perilous mission in smaller boats. It concludes with the discovery of De Long's records, and later his remains, by surviving crew member George Melville. Providing a vivid account of nineteenth-century polar exploration, it remains of great interest to scholars of geography and maritime studies. |
