The life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane : And of other distiguished American explorers / Samuel M. Smucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smucker, Samuel M. (Samuel Mosheim), 1823-1863.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--United States--Biography.

Explorers.

Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.

Kane, Elisha Kent.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

PREFACE

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

PART I.

ELISHA KENT KANE.

CHAPTER I.-Youth and Early Training of Dr.Kane

CHAPTER II.-Oriental Wanderings,Discoveries,and Perils

CHAPTER III.-Dr.Kane 's Adventures in Mexico -Sketch of Arctic Exploration

CHAPTER IV.-Dr.Kane 's First Arctic Expedition -Scenes in Baffin 's Bay

CHAPTER V.-Adventures and Discoveries at Beechey Island

CHAPTER VI.-Winter Life in the Arctic Regions

CHAPTER VII.-Dr.Kane 's Matrimonial Views -His Congressional Patronage -His Unconquerable Enthusiasm

CHAPTER VIII.-Dr.Kane 's Second Arctic Expedition

CHAPTER IX.-Researches and Adventures near the Pole

CHAPTER X.-Concluding Labors and Return of the Expedition

CHAPTER XI.-Dr.Kane 's Official Report of the Second Grinnell Expedition

CHAPTER XII.-Dr.Kane 's Last Labors,Illness,and Death

CHAPTER XIII.-Obsequies of Dr.Kane -Estimate of his Character

PART II.

JOHN CHARLES FREMONT.

CHAPTER I.-Fremont 's Youth and First Expedition

CHAPTER II.-Incidents of Fremont 's Second Expedition

CHAPTER III.-Col. Fremont 's Third Expedition,and its Results

CHAPTER IV.-Col. Fremont 's Fourth Exploring Expedition

CHAPTER V.-Col. Fremont 's Fifth Expedition and Political Honors

PART III.

JOHN LEDYARD.

CHAPTER I.-Youth and Early Education of Ledyard

CHAPTER II.-Ledyard 's Voyage with Capt.Cook around the World

CHAPTER III.-Adventures of Ledyard in France,Russia,and Siberia

CHAPTER IV.-Further Adventures of Ledyard in Siberia

CHAPTER V.-Ledyard 's Expedition to Central Africa

PART IV.

CHARLES WILKES.

CHAPTER I.-Purposes of the United States Exploring Expedition

CHAPTER II.-Explorations in the Southern Ocean and Chili

CHAPTER III.-Explorations in Peru and the Paumoto Group

CHAPTER IV.-Researches at Tahiti,and Discovery of the Antarctic Continent.

CHAPTER V.-Termination of the Expedition -Controversy with Col. Fremont

PART V.

MATTHEW C. PERRY.

CHAPTER I.-Origin and Aims of the Expedition to Japan

CHAPTER II.-Public Interview between Com.Perry and the Imperial Commissioners

CHAPTER III.-Establishment of a Commercial Treaty with the Japanese Empire

CHAPTER IV.-Concluding Labors of Com.Perry in Japan and Lew Chew.

Notes:

Originally published: The life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, and of other distiguished American explorers: containing narratives of their researches and adventures in remote and interesting portions of the globe. Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1858.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-58218-265-5

OCLC:

70736090