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The Land of Desolation

The Land of Desolation

by I. I. Hayes

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Author
Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881
Title
The Land of Desolation: Being a Personal Narrative of Observation and Adventure in Greenland
Credits
Produced by Robert Tonsing, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject
Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 59217
Release Date
April 6, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LAND OF DESOLATION:
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5.PART THE FIRST. RUINS. — CHAPTER I. ICE AND BREAKERS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. FREE FROM DANGER.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. A HOPEFUL TOWN IN A HOPELESS PLACE.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. ERIC THE RED.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. “THE ARCTIC SIX.”
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. UP THE FIORD IN AN OOMIAK.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. THE RUINS OF ERICSFIORD.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. THE NORTHMEN IN GREENLAND.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. THE NORTHMEN IN AMERICA.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. THE LAST MAN.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. A DISCONSOLATE LOVER.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. THE CHURCH AT JULIANASHAAB.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. A GREENLAND PARLIAMENT.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. A GREENLAND BALL.
  19. 19.PART THE SECOND. PALACES OF NATURE. — CHAPTER I. ICE AND SNOW.
  20. 20.CHAPTER II. GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER III. THE SOLITARY HOUSE OF PETER MOTZFELDT.
  22. 22.CHAPTER IV. THE GLACIER.
  23. 23.CHAPTER V. CROSSING THE GLACIER.
  24. 24.CHAPTER VI. SPECULATIONS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER VII. MEASUREMENT OF GLACIERS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER VIII. THE BIRTH OF AN ICEBERG.
  27. 27.CHAPTER IX. A NARROW ESCAPE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER X. ICEBERGS CRITICALLY EXAMINED.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XI. MAN VERSUS MOSQUITOES.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XII. A PICNIC ON THE GLACIER.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XIII. BOUND FOR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
  32. 32.PART THE THIRD. UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN. — CHAPTER I. ACROSS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
  33. 33.CHAPTER II. BEYOND CIVILIZATION.
  34. 34.CHAPTER III. ICE-NAVIGATION.
  35. 35.CHAPTER IV. HUNTING BY STEAM.
  36. 36.CHAPTER V. AMONG THE ICE-FIELDS OF MELVILLE BAY.
  37. 37.CHAPTER VI. THE LAST WHITE MAN.
  38. 38.CHAPTER VII. THE FIORD OF AUKPADLARTOK.
  39. 39.CHAPTER VIII. UPERNAVIK.
  40. 40.CHAPTER IX. DISCO ISLAND.
  41. 41.CHAPTER X. JACOBSHAVN.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XI. A WEEK IN GODHAVN.

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