Stories of North Pole Adventure
This volume does not pretend to be a history of Artic exploration. My aim has been to narrate some of the most thrilling incidents of Polar adventure in such a manner that the reader may feel something of the fascination which induces explorers, in spite of reverses and disasters, to attempt again and again to penetrate the vast region of snow and silence and solitude around the North Pole. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy; and, wherever possible, the actual journals of the various expeditions have been consulted, besides a host of minor publications. (Preface by Frank Mundell).
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Stories of North Pole Adventure, was one in a series of inspirational texts and ‘heroic writings’ by the Victorian author Frank Mundell and published by The Sunday School Union. Frank Mundell wrote a significant number of books for children (both boys and girls) and many of these were distributed and presented to them through their Sunday schools. - Summary by Steve C
Genre(s): History
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface & Epigraph | Steve C |
00:02:19 |
Play 01 | The North Pole | Steve C |
00:07:13 |
Play 02 | First Attempts to Reach The North Pole | Steve C |
00:12:04 |
Play 03 | The First Royal Artic Expeditions | Steve C |
00:14:50 |
Play 04 | Two Famous Voyages | Steve C |
00:19:30 |
Play 05 | The First Winter in the Artic Regions | Steve C |
00:13:16 |
Play 06 | The Knight Errant of the Northern Seas | Steve C |
00:18:48 |
Play 07 | The Champion of the North | Steve C |
00:22:24 |
Play 08 | The Discovery of the Magnetic Pole | Steve C |
00:12:37 |
Play 09 | The Search for Franklin | Steve C |
00:12:20 |
Play 10 | The Fate of Franklin | Steve C |
00:21:32 |
Play 11 | American Expeditions | Steve C |
00:13:29 |
Play 12 | The Great Expedition of 1875 | Steve C |
00:18:05 |
Play 13 | The Voyage of the 'Jeanette' | Steve C |
00:21:43 |
Play 14 | The Farthest North | Steve C |
00:14:58 |
Play 15 | Still Farther North | Steve C |
00:15:59 |