The Land of Desolation: Being a Personal Narrative of Observation and Adventure in GreenlandHarper & Brothers, 1872 - 357 pages Narrative of a voyage to west coast of Greenland on artist William Bradford's steam-yacht Panther, 1869. |
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adventurous Anthon appeared Arctic Arctic Circle ashore Baffin's Bay bears berg birds boat body Brattahlid called Cape Farewell captain CHAPTER Christian church cliffs climb coast cold Concordia Copenhagen course crack crevasses Danes Danish Denmark Devil's Thumb Disco discovered drifted Eric Ericsfiord Esac Esquimaux everywhere feet fiord floe glacier Godhavn governor green Greenland harbor head hills hundred ice-field icebergs Iceland island Jacobshavn Julianashaab kayak Krakortok Kraksimeut ladies Lake Ngami Land of Desolation length lively lofty look Marcus melted Melville Bay mer de glace midnight sun miles miocene mountain native never Northmen oars once oomiak Panther passed pastor Peter Motzfeldt present Prince reached rocks round ruins savages seal-skin seals seemed seen Sermitsialik ship shore side slope snow stood stream surface thing tion town Upernavik valley vessel Vinland walls wife wind