[B] Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853-55. By Elisha Kent Kane, M.D., U.S.N. 2 vols 8vo. 1856.
Dr Kane was born at Philadelphia in 1822, and was educated at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1843 he accompanied the embassy to China, and for some time travelled in the interior of India. He also explored the Nile as far as the frontiers of Nubia, Returning to America, he afterwards visited the slave-coasts of Africa. He served in the U.S. army for a short period, and underwent many hardships during the Mexican campaign. In 1853 he was appointed to the command of the Arctic Expedition, a detailed narrative of which is contained in the present volume. Dr Kane died at Havannah in 1857, at the early age of thirty-five.
[CONTENTS.]
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| Chap. | I. | Organization—New York to the North Water, | [9] |
| Chap. | II. | The North Water to the Wintering Ground, | [18] |
| Chap. | III. | Our First Walk Out—The Depôt Party, | [34] |
| Chap. | IV. | Domestic Troubles—Return of the Depôt Party, | [43] |
| Chap. | V. | Our First Winter, | [50] |
| Chap. | VI. | An Anxious Search, | [60] |
| Chap. | VII. | The First Strange Faces—The Esquimaux, | [74] |
| Chap. | VIII. | A new Exploration—Return of Spring, | [83] |
| Chap. | IX. | Advent of the Second Year, | [93] |
| Chap. | X. | The North-East Party, | [100] |
| Chap. | XI. | Attempt to Reach Beechy Island, | [113] |
| Chap. | XII. | The Second Winter—Departure of half of the Crew, | [124] |
| Chap. | XIII. | Negotiations with the Esquimaux, | [138] |
| Chap. | XIV. | The Esquimaux Village—A Walrus Hunt, | [150] |
| Chap. | XV. | The Coming Winter, | [157] |
| Chap. | XVI. | Preparation for Leaving the Brig, | [168] |
| Chap. | XVII. | Farewell to the “Advance,” | [181] |
| Chap. | XVIII. | The March and its Incidents, | [191] |
| Chap. | XIX. | Our March over Land and Sea, | [205] |
| Chap. | XX. | Starvation—Plenty—The Escape Welcome, | [222] |
| Chap. | XXI. | Conclusion, | [227] |
THE FAR NORTH.
