Narrative of the North Polar Expedition

Charles Hall (1821–71) was neither seaman nor navigator, but by 1871 he had made two Arctic expeditions as a result of his fascination with the failed expedition of Franklin. With a grant from Congress, his Polaris voyage aimed to be the first US expedition to the North Pole. Desertion, drunkenness,...

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Other Authors: Davis, Charles Henry
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
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Arctic
North Pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139236638
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781139236638 2024-03-03T08:41:34+00:00 Narrative of the North Polar Expedition U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding Davis, Charles Henry 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139236638 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108050159 9781139236638 book 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139236638 2024-02-08T08:48:44Z Charles Hall (1821–71) was neither seaman nor navigator, but by 1871 he had made two Arctic expeditions as a result of his fascination with the failed expedition of Franklin. With a grant from Congress, his Polaris voyage aimed to be the first US expedition to the North Pole. Desertion, drunkenness, and disagreements beset the venture from the start, and by the time Hall reached the furthest northern point yet attained by an Arctic explorer, crew discipline had broken down completely. Using official papers and crew journals, this 1876 work by C. H. Davis for the US Navy recounts Hall's sudden death (after accusing his crew of poisoning him), the failed attempt to reach the Pole, and the abandonment of half the crew left drifting for 2500 kilometres on an ice floe. With the mystery of Hall's death and the story of the crew's survival, this is an epic tale of human endurance. Book Arctic North Pole Cambridge University Press Arctic North Pole
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description Charles Hall (1821–71) was neither seaman nor navigator, but by 1871 he had made two Arctic expeditions as a result of his fascination with the failed expedition of Franklin. With a grant from Congress, his Polaris voyage aimed to be the first US expedition to the North Pole. Desertion, drunkenness, and disagreements beset the venture from the start, and by the time Hall reached the furthest northern point yet attained by an Arctic explorer, crew discipline had broken down completely. Using official papers and crew journals, this 1876 work by C. H. Davis for the US Navy recounts Hall's sudden death (after accusing his crew of poisoning him), the failed attempt to reach the Pole, and the abandonment of half the crew left drifting for 2500 kilometres on an ice floe. With the mystery of Hall's death and the story of the crew's survival, this is an epic tale of human endurance.
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