Ross Gilmore Marvin: Scientist, Teacher, Explorer: A Tragedy in the Arctic

James Vinton Stowell

Elmira

:

Chemung County Historical Society

,

1954

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First Edition.

22.5cm x 15cm. 24 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.

“The story of Ross Gilmore Marvin, scientist and First Assistant to Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole. Marvin lost his life in the Arctic Seas north of Cape Columbia, April 10, 1909.” (from p.3) It includes excerpts from his diary.

Wrappers tanned. Very minor bump to spine crown. Very Good Condition.