The polar regions in the twentieth century; their discovery and industrial evolution / by A. W. Greely Major General U. S. Army, Retired. With illustrations and maps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polar regions.

Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy).

Local Subjects:

Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy).

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (1 folded), portrait ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1928.

Notes:

With half-title.

"Published October, 1928."

"Among the striking industrial changes of the twentieth century is the increased utilization of the material resources of the polar regions ... This volume presents in summary more than eighty thousand pages of original narratives, in such form as will subserve the enquiries of busy men, who, on this subject of general interest, wish to know what, when and where, rather than how."--Preface.

Colored folding map affixed to recto of back free endpaper.

Includes index.

Price from wrapper.

Blue cloth binding with blindstamped rules on front; spine and front cover lettered in white.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy has two letters addressed to Mrs. Anne L. Taylor signed by A. W. Greely pasted to front pastedown and front free endpaper.

OCLC:

1802971