The Open Polar Sea A narrative of a voyage of discovery towards the North pole, in the schooner "United States"

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My Cabin.--Surveying.--Castor and Pollux.--Concerning Scurvy.--Dangers of eating Cold Snow.--Knorr and Starr.--Frost-Bites.--Hans, Peter, and Jacob again.--Coal Account.--The Fires.--Comfort of our Quarters.--The House on Deck.--Mild Weather.--Jensen.--Mrs. Hans.--John Williams, the Cook.--A Cheerful Evening

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