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ADRIFT IN THE ARCTIC ICE-PACK, by 

 Dr. Elisha Kent Kane. Dr. Kane was connected 

 with one of the numerous relief expeditions which went 

 north in the middle of the last century, sailing from 

 New York early in the spring of 1849. They found 

 themselves caught in the ice of Lancaster Sound early 

 in the fall and spent the entire winter driving to and 

 fro across the Sound frozen fast in the ice-pack. Dr. 

 Kane's narrative gives the most vivid and accurate ac- 

 count that has ever appeared of ship life during an arc- 

 tic winter. He contributes many important observations 

 as to ice and weather conditions. His picture of the 

 equipment and provisions makes rather strange reading 

 in the light of our modern development for exploration 

 purposes. 



THE LION HUNTER, by Ronalyn Gor- 

 don-Cumming. The author was an Englishman who 

 was among the first of the now numerous tribe of 

 sportsmen writers. Going out to South Africa in the 

 early half of the last century he found a hunting field 

 as yet untouched; antelope roamed the plains like cattle 

 on a western range and lions were almost as numerous 

 as coyotes in the old cattle days. In the course of his 

 wanderings with the handful of natives, he penetrated 

 the far interior of Africa and finally encountered Living- 

 ston. His account of his experiences with dangerous 

 game armed only with the old-fashioned muzzle-loaded 

 rifles makes the exploits of modern sportsmen seem 

 almost puny in their safety. 



HOBART PASHA, by Augustus Charles 

 Hobart-Hampden. Recollections of one of the most 

 remarkable men of the 19th century. He served in the 

 English Navy from 1835-1863, after which he engaged 

 in blockade running in the interest of the Confederacy, 

 in the prosecution of which he had many close shaves 

 but was never caught. He then entered the Turkish 

 navy, built it up and fought against the Russians. The 

 whole book is filled with thrilling adventures and nar- 

 row escapes. 



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