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The Great White North

Helen S. Wright (1874 - )

Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS

Genre(s): Modern (19th C), Exploration

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface and Explanation of Terms	KevinS	00:12:12
Play 01	Ch. 1 Early adventurers [etc.]	Piotr Nater	00:34:53
Play 02	Ch. 2 Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries [etc.]	SCvocals	00:19:37
Play 03	Ch. 3 Early nineteenth century [etc.]	Katharina21	00:22:36
Play 04	Ch. 4 1819-1827 [etc.]	Katharina21	00:34:34
Play 05	Ch. 5 Nineteenth century continued [etc.]	Katharina21	00:40:50
Play 06	Ch. 6 Sir John Franklin [etc.]	Michael Knowles	00:31:21
Play 07	Ch. 7 Search for Sir John Franklin [etc.]	Michael Knowles	00:48:40
Play 08	Ch. 8 Search for Sir John Franklin continued [etc.]	AndrewWade	00:36:45
Play 09	Ch. 9 Search for Sir John Franklin continued [etc.]	KevinS	01:04:11
Play 10	Ch. 10 Sledging parties of Sir Edward Belcher’s squadron [etc.]	WillForbis	00:42:44
Play 11	Ch. 11, Pt. 1 The second Grinnell expedition [etc.]	Katharina21	00:35:52
Play 12	Ch. 11, Pt. 2	Katharina21	00:33:13
Play 13	Ch. 12 Dr. Hayes’s expedition [etc.]	Michael Carter	00:18:36
Play 14	Ch. 13 Charles Francis Hall [etc.]	Chad Jackson	00:45:56
Play 15	Ch. 14 Captain Thomas Long [etc.]	Katharina21	00:33:16
Play 16	Ch. 15 Norwegian expedition, 1871 [etc.]	Katharina21	00:26:20
Play 17	Ch. 16 Baron A. E. von Nordenskjöld [etc.]	Jake Malizia	00:23:43
Play 18	Ch. 17, Pt. 1 British expedition of 1875 [etc.]	Jddykst	00:38:32
Play 19	Ch. 17, Pt. 2	Jddykst	00:40:54
Play 20	Ch. 18 The Jeannette expedition, 1879-1881 [etc.]	mleigh	01:09:19
Play 21	Ch. 19, Pt. 1 International circumpolar stations [etc.]	mleigh	00:46:08
Play 22	Ch. 19, Pt. 2	mleigh	00:42:16
Play 23	Ch. 20 Nansen [etc.]	Katharina21	00:30:30
Play 24	Ch. 21 Journeys of Dr. A. Bunge and Baron E. von Toll [etc.]	AndrewWade	00:35:09
Play 25	Ch. 22 Otto Sverdrup [etc.]	Jddykst	00:44:57
Play 26	Ch. 23 Robert E. Peary [etc.]	Katharina21	00:25:20
Play 27	Ch. 24 and Conclusion	bmitchell062003	00:10:04

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