The Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra)

Narrative of a Winter Journey across the Tundras and a Sojourn among the Samoyads

By:

Frederick George Jackson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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Frederick George Jackson (1860–1938) set out on his expedition from Vaygach Island with two objectives: to test his equipment for a future voyage much further north, and to study the Samoyeds. Although his goals seemed straightforward, they proved more difficult than expected to achieve. After being left on the island ahead of schedule without most of his food supplies, and with no interpreter, he found that his principal bargaining tool was tea, and that many of the areas he had hoped to explore were too dangerous. This account of his experiences, first published in 1895, provides a glimpse into the seemingly insuperable difficulties of a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition, and the unflappable way in which Jackson dealt with them. Including notes on distraught lemmings, Samoyed customs, and the linguistic annotations of the editor, Arthur Montefiore, this entertaining book will interest historians and curious modern-day travellers alike.

Release date Australia

April 26th, 2012

Author

Frederick George Jackson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited by Arthur Montefiore

Illustrations

3 Maps; 46 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

334

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781108048255

Product ID

19868520

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