Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853, '54, '55

Elisha Kent Kane (1820 57) was a medical officer in the United States Navy, best known for the so-called 'Grinnell voyages' to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Originally published in 1856, this two-volume work documents his second expedition, between 1853 and 1855, during which his ship became ice-bound, and he and his men survived by adopting Inuit survival skills, such as hunting, sledge-driving and hut-building. In Volume 1, Kane recounts the dangers posed by icebergs, glaciers and fluctuating tides, which led to his ship's entrapment, and records his impressions of the Inuit whom he later relied on for survival. Along with extensive illustrations of the animals, terrain and people encountered on his mission, and a useful glossary of Arctic terms, Kane's writings reveal his own controversial personality as well as his relationship with the Inuit and his admiration for their skills.

Elisha Kent Kane (1820 57) a fost un ofiter medical in Marina Statelor Unite, cel mai bine cunoscut pentru asa-numitele „calatorii Grinnell” in Arctica in cautarea expeditiei lui Sir John Franklin. Publicata initial in 1856, aceasta lucrare in doua volume documenteaza cea de-a doua expeditie a sa, intre 1853 si 1855, in timpul careia nava sa a fost legata de gheata, iar el si oamenii sai au supravietuit adoptand abilitati de supravietuire inuite, cum ar fi vanatoarea, saniusul si coliba -construirea.