Mirage in the ArcticHart-Davis, 1955 - 216 Seiten Narrative of 'Duchess of Bedford' expedition to Beaufort Sea, 1906-08, in search of the unknown land north of Alaska. Originally published in Danish in 1954. |
Inhalt
CHAPTER PAGE I The Difficulties of Starting an Expedition | 9 |
The Hunt for 150000 Crowns | 17 |
The Outlook Brightens | 28 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
able Alaska Alaskan coast anchor Arctic Ocean bear Beaufort Sea Bering Sea Candle City coast of Alaska cold crew dogs drifting drove Duchess of Bedford Ejnar Mikkelsen Eskimoes everything expedition eyes Fairbanks felt Flaxman Island Fletcher Island floes friends frozen gave gold gold-digger happened hard heard Herschel Island huge ice-island kitbag knew laughed Leffingwell looked Mikkelsen miles missionary mountains never night Nome north of Alaska pack-ice perhaps Point Barrow Point Hope Port Clarence pretty promised reached roadhouse round Royal Geographical Society rumour Sachawachiak sail ship skins skipper sledge journey sleeping-bags smiling snow stood Storkersen storm summer talk telegrams telegraph tent Thetis things thought toil told took town track trail turned unknown land Valdez wanted warm warmth weather whalers whip wilderness of ice wind winter women