text Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap
- Summary
- "The riveting story of one of the greatest but least-known sagas in the history of exploration from David Roberts, the "dean of adventure writing." By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied... Read more
- Contents
- Prologue: The man on the ice cap -- One: "He never discussed anything seriously" -- Two: Edgeøya -- Three: The land that God gave Cain -- Four: Gino at home -- Five: Base camp -- Six: "That cat's on the roof again" -- Seven: Autumn with the Inuit ... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 356 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company 2022
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 919.8 ROB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 919.8 ROB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Watkins, Henry George 1907-1932
Courtauld, Augustine 1904-1959
British Arctic Air Route Expedition (1930-1931)
Explorers Great Britain Biography
Greenland Discovery and exploration British
Courtauld, Augustine 1904-1959
Watkins, Henry George 1907-1932
Discoveries in geography British
Explorers
Great Britain
Greenland
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 919.8 ROB in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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