The Life of Elisha Kent Kane, Samuel M. Schmucker, 1st Ed., 1858

The Life of Elisha Kent Kane, and of Other Distinguished American Explorers
Containing Narratives Of Their Researches And Adventures In Remote And Interesting Portions Of The Globe
by Samuel M. Schmucker

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FIRST EDITION
SCARCE
DETAILS ARCTIC EXPEDITION

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Publisher: John E. Potter, Philadelphia
Copyright: 1858

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Elisha Kent Kane, (born Feb. 3, 1820, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.-died Feb. 16, 1857, Havana, Cuba), American physician and Arctic explorer who in 1850 led an unsuccessful expedition to northwestern Greenland to search for the British explorer Sir John Franklin, missing since 1845.

Aside from Kane, book details explorers: John Ledyard, Charles Wilkers, Matthew C. Perry, John Charles Fremont

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CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Green embossed cloth. Cover shows signs of wear along edges, corners, and hinges. Gilt titles on spine. Hinges tight. Brown endpapers. Pencil inscription on endpaper. Text block mostly clean; a few pages are stained. Lovely frontispiece. Binding sturdy.

406 pages plus ads, 5" x 7.75"
LOC B5 S3