The Frozen North
Edith Horton
Gelesen von Laura Victoria
The Frozen North offers short sketches of the first men who bravely took great risks to explore the unknown polar regions and unlock the mysteries held there. - Summary by Laura Victoria (4 hr 15 min)
Kapitel
| Preface | 2:22 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Introduction | 10:16 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Sir John Franklin 1818 | 6:05 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Franklin's First Land Journey 1819-1821 | 10:55 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Franklin's Second Land Journey 1825-1827 | 7:30 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| The Voyage of the Erebus and the Terror 1845 | 11:00 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Elisha Kent Kane 1853 | 5:28 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Winter in Rensselaer Harbor 1853-1854 | 6:26 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| The Eskimoes 1854 | 6:28 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Hunting in the Icy North | 8:21 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Home Again 1855 | 11:23 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Nordenskjold and the Northeast Passage 1878-1879 | 19:12 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Voyage of the Jeannette 1879-1881 | 15:44 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Greely in Grinnell Land 1881-1883 | 8:04 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Farthest North of the Greely Party 1882 | 11:39 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Lieutenant Schwatka in Alaska 1883 | 14:13 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Nansen Crosses Greenland 1888 | 24:58 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| The Voyage of the Fram 1893-1896 | 17:27 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Peary Crosses Greenland 1891-1897 | 26:34 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Andrees Balloon Expedition to the Pole 1897 | 7:44 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| Expedition of 1902 | 6:16 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
| The Discovery of the North Pole by Robert E. Peary | 17:48 | Gelesen von Laura Victoria |
Bewertungen
A book not to miss!
Roger32713
This book chilled me to the bone! Intrepid explorers brave the savage cold. This is history everyone should know! And you'll not find a better reader in all of Librivox than Laura Victoria, aka Laura Caldwell. Don't miss any of her narrations.
tellmeatale
Nice reading by Laura Victoria of the explorers that dared the frozen tundra to give the world much needed data of the polar regions! 5 stars for the reader Laura has a nice easy to listen to voice and just makes listening to this book a pleasant experience. If you like these type of books on exploring this is a nice easy listen and lots of information on the men that dared the challenge, and some gave their lives, for the betterment of mankind.
A history not to be missed!
Roger32713
This book chilled me to the bone! Incredibly intrepid explorers brave the savage cold. It is a story of amazing success and deep tragedy. This is history everyone should know. And you’ll not find a better narrator anywhere in Librivox than Laura Victoria, aka Laura Caldwell. Don’t miss any of her readings.