donald b macmillan (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. General shelfwear to the cover and page edges. Some tanning to the pages and page edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. ORIGINAL 1934 PRINTING. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very minutely foxed. Cloth covers show light edge wear with rubbing to corners and spine, a 1/2'' tear at the top of the spine. Front hinge is beginning to crack, binding is otherwise tight. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE. An excellent reading or reference copy!; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Arctic, Crocker Land Expedition) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. cover shows minor wear and rubbing, lacking dj. pages tanned and clean. first.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Revised Edition. Board with moderate rubbing to extremities. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded.; INSCRIBED by the author on first blank page.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 428 pages.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Four Years in the White North' is a compelling first-hand account of the Crocker Land Expedition, one of the most significant and challenging Arctic explorations of the early 20th century. Led by Donald B. Macmillan, the expedition set out to reach the elusive landmass reported by Robert Peary years earlier. Instead of discovering a new continent, Macmillan and his team found themselves navigating a mirage, leading to a four-year odyssey of survival, scientific inquiry, and cultural exchange in the frozen reaches of Northern Greenland and Ellesmere Island.The narrative provides a detailed look at the daily struggles of polar life, from the management of dog sleds to the constant battle against extreme temperatures and isolation. Macmillan offers profound insights into the customs and lives of the Inughuit people, whose assistance was vital to the expedition's endurance. Beyond its value as an adventure story, the work serves as a rigorous scientific record, documenting meteorological, geological, and botanical findings in an unforgiving environment. 'Four Years in the White North' stands as a classic of polar literature, capturing the spirit of the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration and the relentless human drive to uncover the mysteries of the world's most remote and hostile corners.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. xv, [7], 428 pages. Some cover wear and soiling. Illustrated map endpapers (with some discoloration). Rear endpaper map has some color. Foreword by Major-General Adolphus W. Greely. Illustrated with Photographs by the Author. Frontis illustration. Maps. Sixteen chapters, Seven Appendices. Index. Donald Baxter MacMillan (November 10, 1874 - September 7, 1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career. He pioneered the use of radios, airplanes, and electricity in the Arctic, brought back films and thousands of photographs of Arctic scenes, and put together a dictionary of the Inuktitut language. MacMillan caught the attention of explorer and fellow Bowdoin graduate Robert E. Peary when he saved the lives of nine shipwrecked people in two nights. Peary subsequently invited MacMillan to join his 1908 journey to the North Pole. He organized and commanded the ill-fated Crocker Land Expedition to northern Greenland in 1913. Unfortunately Crocker Land turned out to be a mirage. The expedition members were stranded until 1917, when Captain Robert A. Bartlett of the ship Neptune finally rescued them. Despite being past retirement age, he volunteered for active duty with the Navy during World War II. On May 22, 1941, he transferred the Bowdoin to the Navy for the duration of the war and served as her initial commanding officer before being transferred to the Hydrographic Office in Washington, DC. He was promoted to the rank of commander on June 13, 1942. On December 24, 1918, shortly after the armistice which ended the First World War, MacMillan was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. MacMillan was 44 years old at the time, making him one of the oldest ensigns in the history of the U.S. Navy. After the war, MacMillan began raising money for another Arctic expedition. In 1921, the schooner Bowdoinâ"the namesake of MacMillan's alma materâ"was launched from East Boothbay, Maine and set sail for Baffin Island, where MacMillan and his crew spent the winter. The expedition was notable for taking along an amateur radio operator, Don Mix, who used station WNP ("Wireless North Pole") to keep them in contact with the outside world. In 1925 MacMillan led a scientific expedition backed by the National Geographical Society and financed primarily by the Chicago entrepreneur Eugene McDonald - which was accompanied by U.S. Navy personnel and planes commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd. The planes were to be used for aerial surveys of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands, investigation of the Greenland icecap, and reconnaissance of previously unexplored areas of the Arctic Sea. The aerial results proved to be disappointing due to severe weather conditions, unreliable engines and inadequate navigational tools (although Byrd would use this experience in preparing for his attempt to reach the North Pole the following year). The expedition is noted for the successful demonstration of SW radio in communications from the Arctic Region. After the war, MacMillan continued his trips to the Arctic, taking researchers north and carrying supplies for the MacMillan-Moravian School he established in 1929. On June 25, 1954 MacMillan was promoted, by a special act of Congress, to rank of rear admiral on the Naval Reserve retired list in honor of his lifetime of service and achievement. Admiral MacMillan made his final trip to the Arctic in 1957 at age 82, and died in 1970 at the age of 95. New and Revised Edition. Presumed first printing thus.

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Good. 1st edition. 306pp. Octavo in blue cloth with gilt titles. B&W photos. Small dampstains and wear to boards and to cocked, faded spine, spine gilt effaced, small hole to front joint; text crisp and clean. Signed and inscribed by author (with no dedicatee) on half-title page. Donald B. MacMillan was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary's assistant.

Pictorial cloth. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The 1934 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the panel edges and the spine ends. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, "With Illustrations Chiefly from Photographs Taken by the Author on This Expedition".

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). A remarkable account of Donald MacMillan's important Arctic expedition, which provided surveys of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands. Illustrated with a folding map and photographs throughout. This expedition was financed by Eugene McDonald and led by Donald MacMillan accompanied by Richard E. Byrd in planes; the aerial surveys had disappointing results due to poor weather, but the expedition was a success for its demonstration of SW radio communications from the Arctic Region.Published by the National Geographic Magazine, which was founded in 1888 and backed this expedition. Volume XLVIII, No. 5 of November 1925.Written by Donald B. Macmillan, an American explorer and researcher who made over thirty Arctic expeditions. He also compiled a dictionary of the Inuktitut language.From the library of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; with their bookplate and stamps throughout.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece in colour, as well as remarkable photographs in black and white throughout of the people and sights encountered locally during the expedition. In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a library sticker to the tail of the spine, with the head and tail of the spine rather bumped and worn. Library bookplate to the front pastedown, and stamps to the map, endpapers and blanks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 306 pages. Blue cloth with gold lettering. Covers faded and scuffed, corners bumped and about half an inch of cloth missing from the crown of the spine. Binding tight. Inscribed and signed on the front endpaper by MacMillan, dated June 1934. Also included, tucked in at the front, are two newspaper clippings about Peary & and a typed letter by Donald MacMillan, signed by him, dated 1952. The book itself is a little ragged, but the pair of signatures make it a nice item all the same (I hope). Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. 22cm, [14],426p., with 66 plates and illustrations from photographs by the author, 3 maps (1 double-page), appendices, index, original dark blue cloth, gilt titles, with Macmillan's signature taped to the front fly, a fine copy. (Ar). K-S, Oct, 1918. The First Edition. - A.B. 10673. Narrative of the Crocker land expedition 1913-1917, under D.B. MacMillan, for exploration and mapping of Crocker Land and other unexplored islands between Axel Heiberg and Parry Islands.

First edition. First edition. Signed by explorer Matthew Henson, subject of this book, "Matt Henson" on the half title. Laid in is a program for the unveiling of a bust of Henson sponsored by the NAACP in New York City, Feb. 9, 1953, where he was a speaker; presumably this is where the book was signed. xviii, [2], 266 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with red lettering, photographic endpapers. Very Good with former owner's name written in ink on title page, his notes and underlines in light pencil throughout; slight lean, bump to upper corner. In a Good+ dust jacket with chips and small tears along edges, note in pencil on front flap, unclipped. Program creased with notes in pencil on verso. Uncommon signed. Matthew Alexander Henson (1866-1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions. Henson served as a navigator and craftsman, traded with Inuit and learned their language, and was known as Peary's "first man" for these arduous travels. The first to break the color barrier at the Explorer's Club, Henson was also the only member of Peary's party to master the Inuit language and method of driving dog sleds. His only descendants are through his children with an Inuit woman, Akatingwah.