The Resource Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap, David Roberts
Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap, David Roberts
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- Summary
- "The riveting story of one of the greatest but least-known sagas in the history of exploration from David Roberts, the "dean of adventure writing." By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however, was another story. In August 1930, Henry George Watkins (nicknamed Gino), a 23-year-old explorer, led thirteen scientists and explorers on an ambitious journey to the east coast of Greenland and its vast and forbidding interior. Their mission: chart and survey the region and establish a permanent meteorological base 8,000 feet high on the ice cap. That plan turned into an epic survival ordeal when August Courtauld, manning the station solo through the winter, became entombed by drifting snow. David Roberts, "veteran mountain climber and chronicler of adventures" (Washington Post), draws on firsthand accounts and rich archival materials to tell the story of this daring expedition and of the ingenious young explorer at its helm"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: The man on the ice cap
- "He never discussed anything seriously"
- Edgeøya
- The land that God gave Cain
- Gino at home
- Base camp
- "That cat's on the roof again"
- Autumn with the Inuit
- Interlude. The cosmos of the East Coast Inuit
- "All, all alone" : Courtauld on the ice cap
- Winter with the Inuit
- Courtauld in purgatory
- Asking for trouble : Gino's finale
- Epilogue. To slip betimes away
- Isbn
- 9780393868111
- Label
- Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap
- Title
- Into the great emptiness
- Title remainder
- peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap
- Statement of responsibility
- David Roberts
- Subject
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- British Arctic Air Route Expedition, 1930-1931
- Courtauld, Augustine, 1904-1959
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- BIO023000
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions
- Watkins, Henry George, 1907-1932
- Greenland -- Discovery and exploration | British
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The riveting story of one of the greatest but least-known sagas in the history of exploration from David Roberts, the "dean of adventure writing." By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however, was another story. In August 1930, Henry George Watkins (nicknamed Gino), a 23-year-old explorer, led thirteen scientists and explorers on an ambitious journey to the east coast of Greenland and its vast and forbidding interior. Their mission: chart and survey the region and establish a permanent meteorological base 8,000 feet high on the ice cap. That plan turned into an epic survival ordeal when August Courtauld, manning the station solo through the winter, became entombed by drifting snow. David Roberts, "veteran mountain climber and chronicler of adventures" (Washington Post), draws on firsthand accounts and rich archival materials to tell the story of this daring expedition and of the ingenious young explorer at its helm"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-2021
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roberts, David
- Dewey number
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- 919.8/204092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G760
- LC item number
- .R57 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Watkins, Henry George
- Courtauld, Augustine
- British Arctic Air Route Expedition
- Explorers
- Greenland
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions
- BIO023000
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- Label
- Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap, David Roberts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The man on the ice cap -- "He never discussed anything seriously" -- Edgeøya -- The land that God gave Cain -- Gino at home -- Base camp -- "That cat's on the roof again" -- Autumn with the Inuit -- Interlude. The cosmos of the East Coast Inuit -- "All, all alone" : Courtauld on the ice cap -- Winter with the Inuit -- Courtauld in purgatory -- Asking for trouble : Gino's finale -- Epilogue. To slip betimes away
- Control code
- on1334728964
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393868111
- Lccn
- bc2044379157
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1334728964
- Label
- Into the great emptiness : peril and survival on the Greenland ice cap, David Roberts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The man on the ice cap -- "He never discussed anything seriously" -- Edgeøya -- The land that God gave Cain -- Gino at home -- Base camp -- "That cat's on the roof again" -- Autumn with the Inuit -- Interlude. The cosmos of the East Coast Inuit -- "All, all alone" : Courtauld on the ice cap -- Winter with the Inuit -- Courtauld in purgatory -- Asking for trouble : Gino's finale -- Epilogue. To slip betimes away
- Control code
- on1334728964
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393868111
- Lccn
- bc2044379157
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1334728964
Subject
- British Arctic Air Route Expedition, 1930-1931
- Courtauld, Augustine, 1904-1959
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- BIO023000
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions
- Watkins, Henry George, 1907-1932
- Greenland -- Discovery and exploration | British
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
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