THE CRUISE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT

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SUBTITLED: Explorations and Hunting in the Alaskan and Siberian Arctic.In which the Sea-Scouts have a great adventure. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xi, 317 pgs, appendix, photo illustrations, ep maps. Gilt decorative and titled cover and spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light rubbing and wear to edges, corners and spine ends. Covers lightly spotted. Interior has former owner's bookplate on endpaper, else clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: On 21 April 1927, John Borden took his yacht Northern Light to the Arctic on an expedition for the Field Museum of Chicago to collect Kodiak bear and polar bear and other zoological specimens. Borden was joined by his wife Courtney, several friends, and a crew of eight. In December 1928, Mrs. Borden wrote this book, "The Cruise of the Northern Light." about the Arctic trip. It was the first book in which a woman recorded her experiences in the Arctic. Well told and illustrated on this voyage of adventure and hunting, including Alaskan brown bears, polar bears, walrus and seals. N° de ref. del artículo 0623024

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