Handbook of Arctic Discoveries, by A.W. Greely ...
Title | Handbook of Arctic Discoveries, by A.W. Greely ... PDF eBook |
Author | Adolphus Washington Greely |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Arctic regions |
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North American Exploration
Title | North American Exploration PDF eBook |
Author | John Logan Allen |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 684 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780803210431 |
The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the age?although the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.
Discoveries and Explorations in the Century
Title | Discoveries and Explorations in the Century PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Charles G. D. Roberts |
Publisher | London ; Toronto : Linscott Pub. |
Pages | 932 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Discoveries in geography |
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The Publisher
Title | The Publisher PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1096 |
Release | 1906 |
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Catalogue of the Everett Public Library
Title | Catalogue of the Everett Public Library PDF eBook |
Author | Everett Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 1890 |
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A List of Books in the Reading Room, 1909
Title | A List of Books in the Reading Room, 1909 PDF eBook |
Author | John Crerar Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Best books |
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The International Geography
Title | The International Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Robert Mill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1132 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Geography |
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