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Narrative of the second Arctic expedition made by Charles F. Hall : his voyage to Repulse Bay, sledge journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's land, and residence among the Eskimos, during the years 1864-'69  Cover Image Book Book

Narrative of the second Arctic expedition made by Charles F. Hall : his voyage to Repulse Bay, sledge journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's land, and residence among the Eskimos, during the years 1864-'69

Summary: Contains a preliminary chapter on Hall's three expeditions and the Franklin search, and two chapters on the preparations for the second expedition.

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  • Physical Description: print
    xlviii, 644 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington : Government Printing Office, 1879.

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General Note:
Edited from Hall's manuscripts, which were purchased by the government.
This expedition, like his expedition of 1860-1862 was supported by private subscriptions, and both were undertaken to search for the records of the Franklin expedition and "to promote and benefit the cause of geography, navigation, natural history and science."
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note: "Principal English Arctic publications between the years 1818 and 1860": pages xlv-l.
Subject: Arctic regions
Eskimos
Franklin, John 1786-1847
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration
Discoveries in geography

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