The Life of Dr Elisha Kent Kane, and of Other Distinguished American Explorers

Selecting the most distinguished American explorers, this book by Samuel Smucker contains narratives of their research and adventures in remote and interesting parts of the globe. Among the five explorers is Elisha Kent Kane: from his youth and early training, oriental wanderings, discoveries and perils. It looks at Kane’s unconquerable enthusiasm while enduring his First and Second Arctic Expeditions and winter life in the arctic regions. It also contains his official report of the Second Grinn