A Thousand Days in the Arctic, Volume 1

Frederick George Jackson

Harper & Brothers, 1899 - Arctic region - 940 pages

Narrative of Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to Zemlya Frants-Iosifa on the Windward, 1894-97. Includes appendices on scientific results of the expedition.

Contents

• FREDERICK G JACKSON: 4
• A GROUP OF SAMOYADS AT DINNER: 18
• THE WINDWARD TIED UP TO A FLOE AUGUST 1894: 27
• MR LEIGH SMITHS: 33
• 19: 41
• WINTER DARKNESSDREARY DAYS: 42
• THE DEAD BEAR: 63
• Facing: 78
• OUR ARCTIC: 90
• BEAR CORNER: 96
• OUR HUTS BY MOONLIGHT IN WINTER: 103
• THE DOGKENNEL AND LOGSTABLE OBSERVATORY AND THERMOMETER SCREEN: 113
• A BEARHUNT IN THE POLAR NIGHT: 121
• AT: 131
• VII: 140
• HER LITTLE BEARSHIPS TROUBLES ARE ENDED: 145
• VIII: 158
• THE WINDWARD IN HER WINTER QUARTERS: 159
• A CAMP: 179
• OUR INFANT BEARS MABEL AND BENJY: 187
• OUR CAMP ON THE GLACIER: 209
• XI: 223
• A SUCCESSFUL RACE AGAINST TIME: 232
• A LOADED SLEDGE: 235
• THE WINDWARD DEPARTING JULY 3 1895: 258
• XIV: 263
• RICHARDSONS SKUA: 264
• DEAD WALRUSON CAPE GRANT: 271
• OUR CAMP ON CAPE NEALE JULY 1895: 286
• A SPECTRAL SKY AND PHANTOM SHIP: 296
• XVI: 303
• AFTER THE GALECAPE GRANT: 304
• THE MARY HARMSWORTH AND CREW: 316
• XVIL: 318
• XVIII: 322
• NIMROD ON BEAR GUARD: 325
• XIX: 363
• SHOOTING LOOMS: 367
• ON GUARD: 407
• EVEN THIS LIGHT MADE US FEEL AS CHEERFUL AND JOLLY AS SANDBOYS: 415
• XXI: 419
• A KILL: 427
• RAWINGS GRAVE: 442
• SLEDGINGIN A BEARSKIN AND MEAT: 450
• VIEW TO THE WESTWARD FROM NEAR THE FLAGSTAFF ON CAPE: 457
• THE BRITISH CHANNEL AN OPEN: 459
• OUR CAMP IN ALEC TWEEDIE BAY CAPE RICHTHOFEN IN DISTANCE: 466
• WE DISCOVER NEW LAND: 471
• SLEDGING DRIFTWOOD CAPE FLORA IN THE DISTANCE: 476
• AT CAPE FLORA: 487
• SNOWBUNTING HENLittle AUKSNOWBUNTING COCK: 493
• A MAN ON THE ICE: 507
• NANSEN AFTER HIS WASH AND BRUSHUP: 509
• NANSENS LARDER: 515
• THE CAIRN ON THE SUMMIT OF CAPE FLORA AND DR KOETTLITZ: 526
• SUMMER IN FRANZJOSEF LAND: 533
• AND PROCEEDED TO SLEDGE THEM ACROSS THE NOW VERY ROTTEN LAND: 539
• THE DARKNESS OF A THIRD WINTER IS UPON: 544
• LOOMS ON THE ROCKS: 545
• AND STOPPED HIS FARTHER ADVANCES WITH A BULLET IN THE HEAD: 551
• DREDGING IN OUR WHALEBOAT FOR MARINE LIFE: 557
• OUR COALSACKS: 571
• XXVII: 593
• FRAMEWORK OF CANVAS CANOE BY MOONLIGHT: 594
• THE END OF THE HUNT: 603
• XXVIII: 617
• BROWNIE POOR BEAST LAY DOWN SEVERAL TIMES: 625
• THE BRITISH CHANNEL AND ALBERT ARMITAGE ISLAND: 633
• A CAMP ON THE SHORES OF THE QUEEN VICTORIA SEA: 644
• DEADPONY CAMP: 651
• SKIRTING THE GLACIER FACE: 675
• ON THE PEARY GLACIER: 684
• A GROOVED BERG OFF CAPE FLORA: 699
• UNEXPECTED RETURN OF THE EXPEDITION: 741
• No GILLIS LAND: 755
• HOME AGAIN: 770
• APPENDIX: 787
• NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF FRANZJOSEF LAND: 795
• BOTANY OF FRANZJOSEF LAND: 807
• SOME RESULTS oF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT CAPE FLORA: 818
• REMARKS ETC: 831
• JOURNAL OF AURORA: 844
• SHORT STATEMENT UPON THE GEOLOGY OF FRANZJOSEF LAND: 863
• ABSOLUTE DECLINATIONS AT CAPE FLORA: 908
• REPORT ON THE FLORA OF FRANZJOSEF LAND FROM CAPE BARENTS: 914
• SYNOPSIS OF WIND FORCES: 920
• INDEX: 927

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Thousand Days in the Arctic, Volume 1; A Thousand Days in the Arctic, Frederick George Jackson
• Author: Frederick George Jackson
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 1899
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Nov 6, 2008
• Length: 940 pages