On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea

by Luigi Amedeo di Savoia, William Le Queux (Translator)

Overview

Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, was well known as a mountaineer and traveller when, in 1899, he organised an expedition to the Arctic, obtaining a steam whaling ship in Oslo which he renamed the Stella Polare. His ambition was to reach the highest possible latitude (and possibly the North Pole itself) by careful logistical arrangements, wintering on the ice in Franz Josef Land and using dog-sledges to travel further north. He also intended a scientific survey of the area in which the team passed the winter. His account of the expedition was published in Italian in 1902 and this two-volume English translation by William Le Queux (better known as the author of sensationalist spy and crime novels) appeared in 1903. Volume 2 gives detailed accounts of the two sledge journeys undertaken by Commander Cagni and Dr Cavalli Molinelli.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108072205
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/22/2014
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages:	390
Product dimensions:	6.65(w) x 9.65(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Translator's note; Part I. Report of H.R.H. the Duke of the Abruzzi: Dedication; Introduction; 1. Plan of the expedition; 2. Preparation and departure of the expedition; 3. In Barentz Sea and Queen Victoria Sea; 4. In Barentz Sea and Queen Victoria Sea (cont.); 5. Prince Rudolph Island; 6. We abandon the ship; 7. The last days of light; 8. The polar night and the feasts of Christmas and the New Year; 9. The polar night and the preparations for our departure; 10. Departure of the expedition towards the pole; 11. Long and painful expectation of the return of the first detachment; 12. Return of Dr Cavalli and Commander Cagni; 13. Captain Cagni breaks the polar record; 14. A polar summer; 15. The ship is set free; 16. Our return to Cape Flora; Index.