Arctic Frontiers: United States Exploration in the Far North

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Summary

Work documents American explorations to the Arctic. Also gives brief information on explorations performed by countries other than the United States. Details Alexander Dallas Bache's involvement with the Arctic explorations, Charles Francis Hall's three voyages, the Polaris expedition, the A.W. Greely expedition, the Wilkes Expedition. A chapter, "Explorations in Northern Alaska," focuses on Smithsonian collectors in Alaska, including Robert Kennicott. There are also several brief mentions of persons associated with the United States National Museum.

Subject

  • Greely, Adolphus Washington
  • Kennicott, Robert
  • Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
  • Hall, Charles Francis 1821-1871
  • Wilkes, Charles 1798-1877

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Includes maps and illustrations, bibliography and footnotes.

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1956

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • National Collections

Place

Alaska

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