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" Lands that hold one spellbound : "
Spencer Apollonio.
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BL
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963360
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b717730
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| Main Entry
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Apollonio, Spencer.
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| Title & Author
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Lands that hold one spellbound : : a story of East Greenland /\ Spencer Apollonio.
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| Publication Statement
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Calgary :: University of Calgary Press,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Northern lights series,; 11
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1 online resource (xx, 322 pages) :: illustrations, maps, portraits.
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| ISBN
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1552382648
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1282035525
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1552382400
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9781282035522
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9781552382400
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| Notes
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"Arctic Institute of North America."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-311) and index.
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| Contents
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The nature of the land -- The pioneers : ancient people, first Europeans, Scoresby, Clavering, Graah, Kolewey -- Danise pre-eminence : Holm and Garde, Ryder, Nathorst, Peary, Amdrup, Mylius-Erichsen, Mikkelsen, Rasmussen, Koch, Mikkelsen -- International interest : Wordie, Koch, Wordie, Watkins, Boyd -- Exploration, research, politics, sovereignty : Norway, The World Court, Koch, Rasmussen, Mikkelsen -- A diversity of expeditions and interests : Rymill, Boyd, Lindsay, Courtauld, Wager, diversified interests, Boyd -- Exploration completed, society transformed : Knuth, war, Knuth, Simpson, our times, "compulsory civilization."
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| Abstract
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Offers an history of East Greenland. This book summarises indigenous settlements over four millennia and describes European explorations since the Norse. It recounts each of the European and American expeditions, relying on the explorers' original accounts, as well as on the author's narration.
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HISTORY / Polar Regions
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HISTORY.
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Greenland, History.
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Groenland, Histoire.
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Greenland.
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| Dewey Classification
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998.2
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G760.A66 2008eb
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Arctic Institute of North America.
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