Schwatka's Search

A cavalry officer in the US Army, with training in law and medicine, Frederick Schwatka (1849–92) became interested in the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin following the search attempts led by the American explorer Charles Francis Hall. Supported by the American Geographical Society, Schwatka sa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilder, William Henry
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107476783