The Frozen Zone and its Explorers
A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration Series

This account by three American authors of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, culminating in the voyage and loss of the USS Polaris in 1872, was published in 1874. The work, which is derived from many earlier published accounts, begins with a short and highly sentimental biography of the famous American explorer Elisha Kane (whose own works are reissued in this series). It continues with the geography of the Arctic regions, and the voyages of the Vikings and early modern explorers, describing the activities of the whaling fleets as well as the oceanographic and scientific researches of the naval expeditions from many countries seeking the North-West Passage. This is a useful and readable synthesis, which ends with a stirring appeal to the British Admiralty to resume the work of polar exploration which had gone into decline after the end of the official search for Sir John Franklin.

Introduction; Sketch of the life of Dr Kane; 1. The Arctic regions; 2. Early discoveries and history; 3. English expeditions to the north-east; 4. Dutch expeditions to the north-east; 5. Arctic voyages of Frobisher and Davis; 6. Arctic voyages of Henry Hudson and others; 7. Arctic voyages of Baffin and others; 8. The Arctic whale-fishery; 9. The Arctic whale-fishery (cont.); 10. Cruise of the Isabella and Alexander; 11. Cruise of the Hecla and Griper; 12. Cruise of the Fury and Hecla; 13. Voyage of the Dorothea and Trent; 14. Franklin's first land expedition; 15. Franklin's first land expedition (cont.); 16. Franklin's second land expedition; 17. Arctic voyages of Lyons, Beechy, and others; 18. Parry's polar voyage; 19. Expedition of John and James C. Ross; 20. George Back's expeditions; 21. Land expeditions of Dease, Simpson, and Rae; 22. Franklin's last voyage, with a sketch of his life; 23. Searches for Franklin; 24. Searches for Franklin (cont.); 25. Searches for Franklin (cont.); 26. Searches for Franklin (cont.); 27. Searches for Franklin (cont.); 28. Searches for Franklin (cont.); 29. The first American expedition; 30. The first American expedition (cont.); 31. The first American expedition (cont.); 32. The first American expedition (cont.); 33. The first American expedition (cont.); 34. Dr Kane's second expedition; 35. Dr Kane's second expedition (cont.); 36. Dr Kane's second expedition (cont.); 37. The Hartstene relief expedition; 38. Franklin's fate discovered; 39. Arctic Siberia and its explorers; 40. Travels in Alaska; 41. Dr Hayes' expedition; 42. Sketch of Charles F. Hall, and his earlier Arctic travels; 43. The Polaris expedition; 44. The Polaris expedition (cont.); 45. The Polaris expedition (cont.); 46. The Polaris expedition (cont.); 47. The Polaris expedition (cont.); 48. Polaris search and relief expeditions; 49. The Polaris expedition (conc.); 50. German Arctic expeditions; 51. Swedish and Norwegian expeditions.