Polar Books Catalogue

  • Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;

    Search for a book by author or title

    one or two words from the title should be enough
    + ensures a word is present, - excludes it
    Putting your search in " " means the exact phrase is searched

    I.e. South Polar brings all titles that have South and/or Polar in them whilst "South Polar" will only bring those titles up that have South Polar in that order in them
    Click for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (22573 bytes)
    Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (22573 bytes) Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (20842 bytes)
    Reference 2726 (894)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Bartlett, Robert A. and Hale, Ralph T.
    Title THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK FLAGSHIP OF VILHJALMAR STEPHANSSON'S CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF 1913-16.As related by her master, Robert A. Bartlett, and here set down by Ralph T. Hale
    Publishing Information Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, 1916.
    Description Amateur photocopy of the original book, ring bound. When the ice trapped the Karluk, Stefansson abandoned Captain Robert A. Bartlett and the crew, eleven of whom perished, to their fate. Bartlett, the greatest ice captain who ever lived, commanded the Roosevelt on Robert E. Peary's last two attempts to conquer the North Pole.When the ice crushed the Karluk and sank her, Bartlett led the shipwrecked survivors safely to Wrangell Island. Interesting read.
    Price £10.00
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic, antarctic, polarbook, polar S1-Arc
    ISBN
    Add this to your basket