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Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1912, four young scientists sledded across 640km of untracked snow and ice, crossing central Greenland from west to east for the first time. This minor classic of exploration literature by the expedition’s leader, Alfred de Quervain, is a sympathetic portrayal of life in remote coastal settlements in the early twentieth century.
Trade Review“The details of Alfred de Quervain’s expedition have until now been inaccessible to the English-speaking world. This scientific work represents a baseline for present studies of changes to the Greenland ice cap due to global warming. In addition to the exciting details of the journey and the scientific value of the results, the startled reaction of Greenlanders on first hearing Swiss yodelling and the amusement of the Greenlander Ania Ohlsen at the Swiss scientists’ efforts at trying to repair kamiks make for a humorous narrative.” William Barr, University of Calgary and editor of John Rae, Arctic Explorer: The Unfinished Autobiography
“Historians in a range of fields will find this volume useful for thinking about the history of the Arctic.” H-Maritime
