Review of Shipwreck at Cape Flora: the expeditions of Benjamin Leigh Smith, England’s forgotten Arctic explorer, by P. J. Capelotti
Research for this biography has taken the author from the United States to various parts of the United Kingdom and to Franz Josef Land, as well as drawing on his field experiences from Svalbard. His thoroughness in digging up material has produced a detailed account of the rather amazing life of the...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2013
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3130 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.22576 |
Summary: | Research for this biography has taken the author from the United States to various parts of the United Kingdom and to Franz Josef Land, as well as drawing on his field experiences from Svalbard. His thoroughness in digging up material has produced a detailed account of the rather amazing life of the British eccentric Benjamin Leigh Smith. (Published: 12 September 2013) Citation: Polar Research 2013, 32, 22576, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.22576 |
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