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Big Wolf - The Adventurous Life of Lieutenant Frederick G. Schwatka

Big Wolf - The Adventurous Life of Lieutenant Frederick G. Schwatka

Wamsley, Douglas W.

Paperback

Adventurers & Explorers19th Century United States HistoryArmed Forces

ISBN10: 1939995426
ISBN13: 9781939995421
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Feb 20 2023
Pages: 510
Weight: 1.49
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Lieutenant Frederick G. Schwatka lived a short, but adventurous life filled with notable exploits largely forgotten today. He is best remembered, to the extent remembered at all, as leading an historic Arctic sledge journey while searching for the written records of the ill-fated expedition commanded by the British explorer Sir John Franklin. Schwatka accomplished one of the nineteenth century's most outstanding feats of northern travel by virtue of an open-minded willingness to place his personal trust and reliance in his Inuit companions, who proved instrumental to that success. But Schwatka's eventful life embodied far more than one noteworthy trek to the Far North. His was a remarkable career that merits wider recognition. The proud son of hardy Oregon pioneers, motivated by a spirit of Manifest Destiny, Frederick Schwatka was an enthusiastic participant and meaningful contributor to the country's western and northern expansion. During his lifetime, his restless nature led him to pursue his own course and a wide range of professional undertakings, first as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, and then as an intrepid explorer, travel writer and nineteenth-century media personality.

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