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In the land of the penguins : an account of the voyage of the Belgica / by Georges Lecointe ; translated from the French by Cynthia Kaiser and Howard Goldfine ; [foreword by Charlotte Rolin Jacquemyns and Terence Lecointe, great-grandchildren of Georges Lecointe]
Van Pelt Library G850 1897 .B4513 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lecointe, Georges, 1869-1929, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Au pays des manchots. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Expédition antarctique belge (1897-1899).
- Expédition antarctique belge.
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--Belgian.
- Antarctica.
- Belgica (Ship).
- Lecointe, Georges, 1869-1929--Travel--Antarctica.
- Lecointe, Georges.
- Discoveries in geography--Belgian.
- Travel.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 310 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norwich : The Erskine Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Charlotte Rolin Jacquemyns and Terence Lecointe, great-grandchildren of Georges Lecointe
- A very brief historical introduction
- Chapter I: General organization of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
- Chapter II: In the port of Antwerp
- Chapter III: False start
- Chapter IV: At Ostend
- Chapter V: Domestic troubles
- Chapter VI: In the Atlantic
- Chapter VII: In the Atlantic (continued)
- Chapter VIII: An impressive clean sweep
- Chapter IX: Towards Ushuaia
- Chapter X: Christmas on board the Belgica
- Chapter XI: In trouble
- Chapter XII: The Indians of Tierra del Fuego
- Chapter XIII: "C'est vous le nègre?"
- Chapter XIV: The death of Wiencke
- Chapter XV: Our first landings in the Antarctic
- Chapter XVI: Surveying the Gerlache Strait
- Chapter XVII: The ascension of the Solvay Mountains
- Chapter XVIII: Completing the survey of the Gerlache Strait
- Chapter XIX: Some features of the Gerlache Stait
- Chapter XX: The ice
- Chapter XXI: Hurricane in the pack ice: frozen in
- Chapter XXII: Overwintering begins
- Chapter XXIII: A grumpy lot"
- Chapter XXIV: "Alea jacta est"
- Chapter XXV: Kjoedbollers, Kjoedpolsers... and Australian rabbit
- Chapter XXVI: Beauty contest
- Chapter XXVII: Scientific work
- Chapter XXVIII: The last days of sunlight
- Chapter XXIX: The death of Danco
- Chapter XXX: The never-ending night takes a toll on our bodies and souls
- Chapter XXXI: A diverting excursion on the pack ice
- Chapter XXXII: Sadness and smiles
- Chapter XXXIII: Projects
- Chapter XXXIV: Two sailors lost on the pack ice, the rats and the tonite
- Chapter XXXV: Scurvey and madness
- Chapter XXXVI: The midnight sun
- Chapter XXXVII: Christmas and New Year
- Chapter XXXVIII: Superhuman efforts
- Chapter XXXIX: Blocked at the edge
- Chapter XL: To Punta-Arenas
- Chapter XLI: Return journey
- Chapter XLII: Conclusions
- Appendix: Composition of the Belgica Commission.
- Notes:
- "First English edition by the Erskine Press"--Title page verso
- ISBN:
- 9781852971212
- 1852971215
- OCLC:
- 1203592729
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