Albert Hastings Markham

The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A 1917 biography of the explorer and historical geographer, written by his cousin and fellow polar enthusiast.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9781108074841
• ISBN-10: 1108074847
• Artikelnr.: 41608230

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Childhood and school-days
2. Joins the navy
3. The Pacific station
4. The Sandwich Islands
5. Cruising in the Pacific
6. Home-ward bound
7. In the Mediterranean
8. The search for Sir John Franklin
9. Travels in Peru
10. Cuzco to Lima
11. The quest for cinchona
12. Work in India
13. The Abyssinian war
14. Geography and Arctic exploration
15. Arctic interests, the merchant service, and other matters
16. The US and the West Indies
17. With the trading squadron
18. The Royal Geographical Society
19. The Discovery Antarctic expedition
20. Later years
21. Scott's last expedition - the end
Appendices
Index.