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Albanov, Valerian. In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic. New York: Modern Library, 1917, 2000, xx, 205 pp. Trans from original Russian; European penetration of Arctic, a combination of folly, poor planning, luck & endurance.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Russian; Arctic; exploration; health;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon
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Althoff, William F. Drift Station: Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science. Dulles: Potomac, 2007, 357 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , science , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning & Ellsworth, Lincoln. The First Flight across the Polar Sea. London: Hutchinson, 1927, 274 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "Expedition to the North Magnetic Pole." Geographic Journal (December 1902).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; navigation; science ;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, science
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. My Life as an Explorer. London: Heinemann; Christchurch: Thimble, 1927, 1996, 282 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "The Northwest Passage": Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjoa, 1903-1907. 2 vols. London: Constable, 1907-1908, xxii, 732 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; memoir; Northwest Passage; ship; voyage;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, ship, boat, vessel, voyage, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "To the North Magnetic Pole and Through the Northwest Passage." Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, 29 (1907): 485-518. Reprint: Seattle: Shorey, 1967.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; Northwest Passage; voyage;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, voyage
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Amy, R., Bahatnagar, R., Damkjar, E. & Beattie, O. "The Last Franklin Expedition: Report of a Postmortem Examination of a Crew Member." Canadian Medical Association J, 135 (July 1986): 115-17.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; memoir; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , science
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Anderson, James. The Hudson Bay Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Transaction Series, # 20. Toronto: Canadiana House, 1969. Intro: S. Mickle; originally the Canadian Women's Historical Society.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; seamanship; wreck;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Anderson, William R. & Blair, Clay, Jr. Nautilus 90 North. Cleveland: World, 1959, 251 pp. First nuclear submarine; to North Pole.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-American; Arctic; Cold War; exploration; nuclear ; propulsion ; submarine; United States Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , cold war, nuclear , propulsion , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, united states navy, US navy, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Appleton, Paul C. Resurrecting Dr. Moss: The Life and Letters of a Royal Navy Surgeon, Edward Lawton Moss, MD, RN, 1843-1880. Northern Light Series, # 10.. Calgary: Calgary UP, 2008, xvi, 252 pp. For Arctic Institute of North America; ed: William Barr.
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Appleton, Paul E. & Barr, William, eds. Resurrecting Dr. Moss: The Life and Letters of a Royal Navy Surgeon, Edward Lawton Moss, MD, RN, 1843-1880. Calgary: Calgary UP, 2008, xvi, 252 pp. Ed: William Barr; for Arctic Institute of North American Northern Light Series, # 70; surgeon, Arctic Expedition, 1870s.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Arctic; exploration; health; personality; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Arctic, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person , 15th century, fifteenth,
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Archer, James. Colin Archer: A Memoir. Gloucester: John Bellow, [1949], 120 pp. Fram; to polar icecap, fishing.
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing
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Archibald, Malcolm. "Farewell Dear Scotia: Scottish Arctic Whalers." See Whaling in the Hebrides, pp. 1-12.
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing
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Archibald, Malcolm. Whalehunters: Dundee and the Arctic Whalers. Edinburgh: Mereat, 2004, xi, 180 pp.
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age of steam; Anglo-Scot; Arctic; port; trade; whaling;
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age of steam, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Armstorng, Terence E. "Transportation of Resources from and through the Northern Waters." See C. Archer, Norhern Waters, pp. 55-68.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Russian; Arctic; exploration; logistics; North Sea; voyage;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , logistics, supply, supplies, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, voyage
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Armstrong, Alexander. A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North West Passage. . . nearly Five Years' Continuous Service in the Arctic Regions while in Search of . . . Franklin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1857, xxii, 616 pp. By surgeon/naturalist.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; expansion; exploration; Franklin, John; memoir; Northwest Passage;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Armstrong, Alexander. Observations on Naval Hygiene and Scurvy: More Particularly as the Latter Appeared during a Polar Voyage. London: John Churchill, 1858, 117 pp. Armstrong, 1818-1899.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; health; scurvy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Armstrong, Terence E. "The Development of the Northern Sea Route." D.Phil. diss, Cambridge, 1951. (ASLIB 1-523).
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age of sail; Anglo-Russian; Arctic; exploration; navigation; North Sea; sea; voyage;
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north sea, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World
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Armstrong, Terence E. The Northern Sea Route: Soviet Eploitation of the North East Passage. Scott Solar Research Institute Publication Series, # 1. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1952, 1953, 1956, 219 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Russian; Arctic; exploration; Far East; North Sea; strategy; trade;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, strategy, strategic, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |