Scott's forgotten surgeon Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, polar explorer / Aubrey A. Jones.
| Author/creator | Jones, Aubrey A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Dunbeath, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, |
| Description | xiv, 209 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Discovering Koettlitz -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1. Origins of the man -- 1. From Prussia to Dover -- 2. A practice in Durham -- 3. Frederick George Jackson -- Part 2. Early expeditions -- 4. Franz Josef Land and the Eira -- 5. The expedition sets out -- 6. The first winter at Cape Flora -- 7. Spring sledging operations commence -- 8. Russian roulette and heading west -- 9. Death nears the Mary Harmsworth -- 10. The second winter at Cape Flora -- 11. Jackson heads north once more -- 12. An historic moment -- 13. The final year at Cape Flora -- 14. The geology of Franz Josef Land -- Part 3. Through Africa and South America -- 15. Weld Blundell Expedition to Africa -- 16. For England and St. George -- 17. Homeward bound -- 18. Planning for the Antarctic -- 19. Liverpool to Manaos -- 20. The Antarctic beckons -- Part 4. Antarctica -- 21. To the South -- 22. Through the Southern Ocean -- 23. The first winter on Antarctica -- 24. Sledging season 1902-1903 -- 25. Shackleton's departure -- 26. The mystery of colour photography -- 27. The second winter and surgery -- 28. The release of the discovery -- Part 5. Return to Africa -- 29. Final days in England -- 30. The rural doctor and farmer -- 31. Death of an explorer -- Appendices -- Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz Josef Land 1894-1897 -- Herbert Weld Blundell Expedition to North East Africa 1898-1899 -- National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 -- First colour photographs of the Antarctic continent by Dr. Reginald Koettlitz 1902-1904 -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011535315 |
| ISBN | 1849950385 |
| ISBN | 9781849950381 |
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