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Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875, Vol. II

David Murray Smith

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Description:"[...] of all departments of naval enterprise, that of Arctic Discovery has been, and remains, the most fascinating, whether regarded from the point of view of the possible results to be gained, or the exceptional, even wonderful, conditions under which these results are often sought. The ambition of the Arctic explorer is not the gain desire by the merchantman, nor the glory of conquest which allures the naval commander. Discovery is his aim, and the passion for adventure in the remotest, most singular, and most dangerous of all the earth's seas, warms him in the pursuit of that object. The rarest and best of the qualities brought into play in naval life, are required in the highest perfection for the successful prosecution of his enterprise. The most indomitable courage, the most watchful foresight, the most skilful management of resources and of men, are required on the commander's part; while his officers and crew are called upon to observe the most perfect discipline, the most complete self-denial, and to undergo perhaps the hardest and most continuous exertion required of men under any conditions, and in any region of the globe. Yet the labours of Arctic voyagers are not wholly unrelieved by enjoyment. They have new lands to discover, new seas to penetrate; and, in their progress towards these ends, above and around them extends tho most weird and wonderful scenery of the world. Blue ice-mountains that take the rosy hues of the dawn and the sunset, float around them; in the summer, the unsetting sun rolls round the heaven above them, from which the colours of the sunrise are seldom absent; and the sky shows them the strangest pictures of mirage, of double suns enclosed within circle and cross — the geometry of the polar heavens — of ghostly moon-haloes. The aurora, with its waving spears of many-coloured light, streams from horizon to zenith; the corona raises its luminous pyramid above the west long after sunset; the constellations shine with a jewelled lustre unknown in more familiar skies. Then the very trials and hardsliips of the unearthly cruise draw officers and men together in close fellowship and friendship, and the best traits of character are brought strongly out under enterprises and sufferings in which the safety of each depends upon the faithfulness of all.[...] It is a little singular that no department of naval achievement and adventure is at once so fascinating, so romantic in itself, and yet so unfamiliar to the million readers of England, as the department of Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery in the Polar Seas. This anomaly it is now proposed to do away with. It is to trace the history of every famous Arctic expedition that has left British or foreign shores, from the earliest times to our own; to note the gradual progress of the successive discoveries in the Polar seas, where yet much remains to be discovered; and to record the stirring adventures, disastrous reverses, triumphant successes, and deeds of heroic courage and perseverance, in the very face of death under a hundred forms at once, for which the annals of Arctic discovery are illustrious — that is the purpose of the present work." - from Introduction.The book originally published in 1875 in separate volumes titled "Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875", thereafter released in 1877 in completed edition bound in one book with new title: "Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest times to the expedition of 1875-76".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875, Vol. II. To get started finding Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875, Vol. II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "[...] of all departments of naval enterprise, that of Arctic Discovery has been, and remains, the most fascinating, whether regarded from the point of view of the possible results to be gained, or the exceptional, even wonderful, conditions under which these results are often sought. The ambition of the Arctic explorer is not the gain desire by the merchantman, nor the glory of conquest which allures the naval commander. Discovery is his aim, and the passion for adventure in the remotest, most singular, and most dangerous of all the earth's seas, warms him in the pursuit of that object. The rarest and best of the qualities brought into play in naval life, are required in the highest perfection for the successful prosecution of his enterprise. The most indomitable courage, the most watchful foresight, the most skilful management of resources and of men, are required on the commander's part; while his officers and crew are called upon to observe the most perfect discipline, the most complete self-denial, and to undergo perhaps the hardest and most continuous exertion required of men under any conditions, and in any region of the globe. Yet the labours of Arctic voyagers are not wholly unrelieved by enjoyment. They have new lands to discover, new seas to penetrate; and, in their progress towards these ends, above and around them extends tho most weird and wonderful scenery of the world. Blue ice-mountains that take the rosy hues of the dawn and the sunset, float around them; in the summer, the unsetting sun rolls round the heaven above them, from which the colours of the sunrise are seldom absent; and the sky shows them the strangest pictures of mirage, of double suns enclosed within circle and cross — the geometry of the polar heavens — of ghostly moon-haloes. The aurora, with its waving spears of many-coloured light, streams from horizon to zenith; the corona raises its luminous pyramid above the west long after sunset; the constellations shine with a jewelled lustre unknown in more familiar skies. Then the very trials and hardsliips of the unearthly cruise draw officers and men together in close fellowship and friendship, and the best traits of character are brought strongly out under enterprises and sufferings in which the safety of each depends upon the faithfulness of all.[...] It is a little singular that no department of naval achievement and adventure is at once so fascinating, so romantic in itself, and yet so unfamiliar to the million readers of England, as the department of Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery in the Polar Seas. This anomaly it is now proposed to do away with. It is to trace the history of every famous Arctic expedition that has left British or foreign shores, from the earliest times to our own; to note the gradual progress of the successive discoveries in the Polar seas, where yet much remains to be discovered; and to record the stirring adventures, disastrous reverses, triumphant successes, and deeds of heroic courage and perseverance, in the very face of death under a hundred forms at once, for which the annals of Arctic discovery are illustrious — that is the purpose of the present work." - from Introduction.The book originally published in 1875 in separate volumes titled "Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875", thereafter released in 1877 in completed edition bound in one book with new title: "Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest times to the expedition of 1875-76".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875, Vol. II. To get started finding Arctic expeditions from British and foreign shores: from the earliest to the expedition of 1875, Vol. II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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