Project Gutenberg 2012-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 272 Mudge, Zachariah Atwell 1813 1888 Mudge, Z. A. (Zachariah Atwell) 05039936 North-Pole Voyages Embracing Sketches of the Important Facts and Incidents in the Latest American Efforts to Reach the North Pole, from the Second Grinnell Expedition to That of the Polaris Produced by Emmy, Albert László and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "North-Pole Voyages" by Zachariah Atwell Mudge is an historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details the American efforts to explore and reach the North Pole, particularly focusing on expeditions from the second Grinnell expedition to that of the Polaris. It covers the heroic endeavors and hardships faced by explorers, highlighting their interactions with the challenging Arctic environment and the people they encountered along the way. The opening portion introduces readers to the crew of the American brig Advance as they embark on their journey to the Arctic. Dr. Kane, the expedition's surgeon and commander, is accompanied by a diverse crew including an Esquimo hunter, Hans, and the narrative begins with their preparations for navigating treacherous ice-filled waters. The dangers posed by icebergs and shifting floes are vividly described, setting the stage for a tale of adventure, perseverance, and camaraderie among the men as they face the harsh realities of Arctic exploration. Through their interactions and experiences, the opening establishes both the physical and emotional stakes of their mission in the unforgiving landscape of the North. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Arctic regions Discoveries in geography -- American Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American G Text Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 615116 2025-06-16T03:36:56.581028 text/html 614656 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 697984 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 795663 2025-06-16T03:37:09.112985 application/epub+zip 803038 2025-06-16T03:37:00.697041 application/epub+zip 315598 2025-06-16T03:36:58.687038 application/epub+zip 1049344 2025-06-16T03:37:15.391920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 984724 2025-06-16T03:37:07.471031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405981 2022-09-17T18:05:49.024404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553845 2025-06-16T03:36:55.605057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553636 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213399 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 553631 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213364 2021-01-08T15:37:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21063 2025-06-16T03:37:15.555922 application/rdf+xml 14119 2025-06-16T03:36:59.288050 image/jpeg 3764 2025-06-16T03:36:58.989010 image/jpeg 784234 2025-06-16T03:36:56.652094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog