p. 41: He was just as meticulous about ordering ‘a hand atlas, well-bound with guards, so the maps while being of half size-when closed, will open smoothly and of full size.’ Harper and Brothers in New York would supply volumes on exploration, anthropology, medicine, and miscellaneous other subjects, besides a score of novels and some sixty magazines.
Ghosts of Cape Sabine. The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
Guttridge, Leonard F. New York, Putnam’s, 2000.
- 1881-84 International Physical Year US Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay (led by Adolphus Greely).
- Arctic Reading: United States
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Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition’s Quest for the North Pole.
Guttridge, Leonard F. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1986.
- 1879-81 US North Pole Expedition (commanded by George De Long aboard Jeannette).
- Arctic Reading: United States
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Excellent account in every respect of a disastrous expedition.