Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899 by Frederick A Cook

Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899 by Frederick A Cook

In this illustrated 1900 publication, Frederick Cook (1865 1940) gives a detailed account of his experiences on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, the first to endure the harsh winter of the Antarctic. The goal of the expedition was scientific discovery, and Cook, the ship's doctor, tells an engaging story of 'new human experience in a new, inhuman world of ice'. Boarding the Belgica in Rio de Janeiro, he joined a crew that included Roald Amundsen, who would later lead a Norwegian expedition to the South Pole. Cook describes the challenging conditions in the Antarctic Circle, where the ship became ice-bound for almost a year, with over two months of total darkness. When crew members developed scurvy, Cook took over command from the Belgian naval officer Adrien de Gerlache. Notably, he helped save lives by promoting the consumption of penguin and seal meat at a time when Vitamin C had yet to be discovered.

Frederick A. Cook was an accomplished doctor, celebrated Arctic and Antarctic explorer, author, and self-proclaimed conqueror of Mt. McKinley. Robert M. Bryce, the leading authority on the two explorers, is the author of Cook and Peary: The Polar Controversy, Resolved. He lives in Monrovia, Maryland, near Washington, D. C.

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ISBN 13	9781108076746
ISBN 10	1108076742
Title	Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899
Author	Frederick A Cook
Series	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2015-01-01
Number of pages	658
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.