Robert a Bartlett Ralph T Hale (11 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of a harrowing Arctic expedition, following the journey of the Karluk, a ship beset by treacherous ice and unforgiving weather conditions. The author, a seasoned Arctic explorer, details the shipââ â¢s perilous westward drift along the northern coast of Alaska, a journey fraught with unexpected obstacles and dramatic turns of events. The book provides a captivating account of the challenges faced by the expedition members, from the hunt for polar bears for food to the struggle to navigate through increasingly thick ice. It highlights the human cost of scientific exploration in the face of natureââ â¢s relentless power, recounting the stories of those who perished during the expedition. This book offers a rare glimpse into the unforgiving world of the Arctic and the courage and resilience required to survive its extremes, and its insights into the human condition are as relevant today as they were when the events occurred. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

None. Condition: Reading Copy. Edition Unstated. Amateur photocopy of the original book, ring bound. When the ice trapped the Karluk, Stefansson abandoned Captain Robert A. Bartlett and the crew, eleven of whom perished, to their fate. Bartlett, the greatest ice captain who ever lived, commanded the Roosevelt on Robert E. Peary's last two attempts to conquer the North Pole.When the ice crushed the Karluk and sank her, Bartlett led the shipwrecked survivors safely to Wrangell Island. Interesting read. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2726. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. April, 1919 ". We did not all come back." The story of (Canadian financed to enhance sovereignty rights) Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition by Captain Robert Abraham Barlett, (a Newfoundland sealer and former ice-traveller with Peary) . X X X I chapters, 329 pp. Frontis: b/w photograph- The Karluk In The Ice-Pack., and thirty other illustrations. A fascinating, mis-managed exploration Book has gilt outlined white illustrations, gilt text and red sky illustrations. Extremities are scuffed, book is slightly cocked, frayed at spine ends, library bookplate on front pastedown, discard stamp ffep, Lake Ontario Regional Library black stamp on title page, other book identifiers, card pocket on rear pastedown. Bookseller's Inventory # 144190.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Very Good (for age). No Jacket. 2nd Edition. signed by previous owner; staple in first page; discolored due to age; slight wear around edges Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Edition.

8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 329. 4 maps & 22 plates. Untrimmed & partly unopened in original cloth (library pocket on rear paste-down & number on lower spine, otherwise very good, with no other marking). First Canadian Edition. Bartlett was captain of the Karluk, the ship carrying the northern party of the Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-16 led by Vilhjalmar Stefansson. He recounts his voyage north to Alaska from Esquimault, the departure of Stefansson and others to search for fresh meat when the ship was trapped by ice, the drift in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, the sinking of the Karluk, the sledge journey to Wrangell Island, and the eventual rescue of the survivors. Almost half of the crew died on the expedition. cfArctic Bib. 1112.…

First American Edition. First American edition, ex-library. Measuring approximately 9" x 5.75" with 329 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine and corners of boards. Moderate sunning and fading to spine and front board. Library markings on spine, all edges of textblock, and from pastedown. Both hinges are cracked exposing mesh. Interior pages have minor foxing. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O6-85). …

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Strikingly bound in finely woven pictorial blue cloth bordered and lettered in bright gold with arctic motifs in white, outlined in gold. Spine gilt faded but readable. Very clean and tight throughout; printed on white, heavy stock with 26 full-page photographic plates, including the frontispiece, printed on one side. With a colorful, discrete bookplate featuring a sailing ship; and some paper residue from a bookplate carelessly removed from the front paste-down. This second edition, published in April of 1919 is uncommonly scarce. The first edition, printed in November, 1916 is apparently unobtainable. A very handsome and collectible copy of this classic tale of Arctic danger, intrigue, and the ill-fated voyage of the Karluk. The last voyage of theKarluk, flagship of theCanadian Arctic Expedition of 191316, ended with the loss of the ship in the Arctic seas, and the subsequent deaths of nearly half her complement of 25. In August 1913, Karluk, a brigantine formerly used as a whaler, became trapped in the ice while sailing to a rendezvous point at Herschel Island. After a long drift across the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, in January 1914 the ship was crushed and sunk. In the ensuing months, the crew and expedition staff struggled to survive, first on the ice and later on the shores of Wrangel Island. In all, eleven men died before rescue.The Canadian Arctic Expedition was organised under the leadership of Canadian anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and had both scientific and geographic purposes. Shortly after Karluk was trapped, Stefansson and a small party left the ship, stating that they intended to hunt for caribou. However, the ice carried Karluk westwards, far from the hunting party who found it impossible to return to the ship. Stefansson reached land and then devoted himself to the expedition's scientific objectives, leaving the crew and staff on board the ship under the charge of its captain, Robert Bartlett. After the sinking, Bartlett organised a march across the ice to Wrangel Island, 80 miles (130km) away.[n 1] Conditions were difficult and dangerous; two four-man parties were lost before the island was reached.From the island, Bartlett and an Inuk companion set out across the frozen sea for the Siberian coast, in search of help. Assisted by local populations, the pair eventually reached Alaska, but sea ice conditions prevented any immediate rescue mission. On Wrangel Island, the stranded party survived by hunting game, but were short of food and troubled by internal dissent. Before their eventual rescue in September 1914, three more of the party had died, two of illness and one in violent circumstances.Historians have divided views on Stefansson's decision to leave the ship. Some of the voyage's survivors were critical of his seeming indifference to their ordeal and the loss of their comrades. He escaped official censure, and was publicly honoured for his later work on the expedition despite the Canadian government's reservations about its overall management. Although Bartlett was criticised by an admiralty commission for taking Karluk into the ice, he was hailed as a hero by the public and by his former Karluk shipmates. (Wikipedia) Second printing "April, 1919" on the copyright page. Arctic, Exploration (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. second printing - good condition in blue cloth with some wear & spine darkening- no dust jacket - there is some foxing - there is a pen name on the free front end page.

Boston, Small, Maynard & Company Publishers, [1919]. [XVI],329 pp. [26] full-page b./w. plts, incl. a map, a plan and photographic plates (incl. frontispiece). Orig. publisher's hardcover binding (dec. blue linen with print in red, white and gilt, and gilt lettering). 8vo. - Very good copy.This second edition, published in April 1919, is exceptionally rare. The first edition, printed in November 1916, is easier to find. - With a dedication in ink by the captain and co-author Robert A. Bertlett to Edwin Denby (1870 - 1929): "To the Honourable Edwin Denby, the Secretary of the Navy. A real man, a true friend, [.] R.A. Bartlett. Washington, D.C. March 6th 1924." -- Edwin Edward Denby was born in Evansville, Indiana, on February 18, 1870. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy in 1921 and was later persuaded by Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall to transfer the oil rights, which were under the control of the Navy, to the Department of the Interior. Fall later sold the rights to his friends, which drew public attention to the Teapot Dome scandal. Denby still held a cabinet position in 1924 but fell out of favor due to the scandal and returned to Michigan to work as a lawyer. He died there on February 8, 1929. -- This work, written by Captain Robert A. Bartlett and Ralph T. Hale, is an impressive non-fiction account of the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1916). It describes how the flagship Karluk becomes trapped in the polar ice, is crushed, and sinks, after which the crew must wage a fierce battle for survival on the ice and Wrangel Island. In the summer of 1913, the Karluk departs under the command of explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson to explore the northern waters and wildlife. The ship soon becomes enclosed by dense ice and drifts aimlessly in the Beaufort Sea for months. In January 1914, the ship is finally crushed by ice masses and sinks to the bottom. Expedition leader Stefansson abandons the stranded ship prematurely with a small group to go his own way, leaving the captain and the rest of the crew to their fate. Captain Robert Bartlett takes command of the remaining passengers (scientists, crew members, and Inuit families). The group attempts to survive on the cold ice plains for months and eventually reaches the uninhabited Wrangel Island. To get help, Captain Bartlett, together with an Inuit companion, undertakes a heroic and perilous trek of over a thousand kilometers across the frozen sea ice and the Siberian coast. Thanks to this arduous journey, a rescue mission can be organized, although nearly half of the original 25 passengers do not survive the ill-fated ship.…