Lands that hold one spellbound : a story of East Greenland / by Apollonio, Spencer

Table of Contents: “…The nature of the land -- The pioneers : ancient people, first Europeans, Scoresby, Clavering, Graah, Kolewey -- Danise pre-eminence : Holm and Garde, Ryder, Nathorst, Peary, Amdrup, Mylius-Erichsen, Mikkelsen, Rasmussen, Koch, Mikkelsen -- International interest : Wordie, Koch, Wordie, Watkins, Boyd -- Exploration, research, politics, sovereignty : Norway, The World Court, Koch, Rasmussen, Mikkelsen -- A diversity of expeditions and interests : Rymill, Boyd, Lindsay, Courtauld, Wager, diversified interests, Boyd -- Exploration completed, society transformed : Knuth, war, Knuth, Simpson, our times, "compulsory civilization."…”
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