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The Polar World

by G. Hartwig

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Author
Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
Title
The Polar World A popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Sharon Joiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QH: Science: Natural history
Subject
Arctic peoples
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 61398
Release Date
February 13, 2020
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE POLAR WORLD: A POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF MAN AND NATURE IN THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS OF THE GLOBE.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.NOTE BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  6. 6.THE POLAR WORLD. — CHAPTER I. THE ARCTIC LANDS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. ARCTIC LAND QUADRUPEDS AND BIRDS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. THE ARCTIC SEAS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. ARCTIC MARINE ANIMALS
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. ICELAND.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. HISTORY OF ICELAND.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. THE ICELANDERS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. THE WESTMAN ISLANDS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. FROM DRONTHEIM TO THE NORTH CAPE.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. SPITZBERGEN—BEAR ISLAND—JAN MEYEN.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. NOVA ZEMBLA.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII. THE LAPPS.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. MATTHIAS ALEXANDER CASTRÉN.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. THE SAMOÏEDES.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV. THE OSTIAKS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. CONQUEST OF SIBERIA BY THE RUSSIANS—THEIR VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY ALONG THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. SIBERIA—FUR-TRADE AND GOLD-DIGGINGS.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. MIDDENDORFF’S ADVENTURES IN TAIMURLAND.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. THE JAKUTS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XX. WRANGELL.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. THE TUNGUSI.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. GEORGE WILLIAM STELLER.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. KAMCHATKA.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. THE TCHUKTCHI.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. BERING SEA—THE RUSSIAN FUR COMPANY—THE ALEUTS.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. ALASKA.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. THE ESQUIMAUX.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FUR-TRADE OF THE HUDSON’S BAY TERRITORIES.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. THE CREE INDIANS, OR EYTHINYUWUK.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. THE TINNÉ INDIANS.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. THE LOUCHEUX, OR KUTCHIN INDIANS.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. ARCTIC VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY, FROM THE CABOTS TO BAFFIN.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. ARCTIC VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY, FROM BAFFIN TO M’CLINTOCK.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. KANE AND HAYES.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. NEWFOUNDLAND.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. GREENLAND.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. ANTARCTIC VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XL. PATAGONIA AND THE PATAGONIANS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. THE FUEGIANS.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. CHARLES FRANCIS HALL AND THE INNUITS.
  48. 48.FOOTNOTES
  49. 49.INDEX.
  50. 50.HARPER & BROTHERS’
  51. 51.VALUABLE STANDARD WORKS
  52. 52.Transcriber’s Notes

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