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Record #157149:
Fatal north: adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole / Bruce B. Henderson.
Title: | Fatal north: adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole / Bruce B. Henderson. |
Author(s): | Henderson, Bruce B. |
Date: | 2001. |
Publisher: | New York: New American Library |
Abstract: | Account of first American attempt on North Pole, 1871-73, and death of Captain Charles Francis Hall. Includes details of forensic tests on Hall's body, exhumed from grave in Greenland. |
Keywords: | 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1871-73 Hall. 92 -- Biographies: Hall, Charles Francis. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*301) -- North Pole. (*38) -- Greenland. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*38) : 91(08)[1871-73] |
ISBN: | 0451409353 |
SPRI record no.: | 157149 |
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