Research Catalog

Title

Lands that hold one spellbound : a story of East Greenland / Spencer Apollonio.

Author

Apollonio, Spencer

Publication

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors

Arctic Institute of North America

Description

xx, 322 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Lands that Hold One Spellbound is an informal history of East Greenland. Author Spencer Apollonio has written the only known overview of the history of this region, summarizing indigenous settlements over four millennia and describing European explorations from the Norse period to recent years."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Northern lights series, 1701-0004 ; no. 11

Uniform Title

Northern lights series (Calgary, Alta.) ; no. 11.

Subject

• Greenland > History
• Groenland > Histoire

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Note

• "Arctic Institute of North America."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-311) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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."

ISBN

• 9781552382400
• 1552382400

LCCN

^^2009293864

OCLC

232130731

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library