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The Log of Bob Bartlett: The True Story of Forty Years of Seafaring and Exploration
Each year, thousands of people visit Bob Bartlett’s boyhood home located in Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador, to catch a glimpse of this famous sealing captain’s amazing life. Hawthorne Cottage has been designated a National Historic Site.
The Log of Bob Bartlett captures details and experiences that are not widely known about his forty years of adventures. His log details his two most historic feats—his journey with Robert Peary to reach the North Pole and his heroic deed aboard the Karluk—yet it also sketches his early life and some of his most memorable ice travels during and after the Great War.
Bartlett made twenty-eight excursions into the Arctic, yet one wonders what drove this urge for discovery, especially to the most frigid and unforgiving of places. He has been quoted as saying, “The truth was I could not stop myself in pursuit of adventure. I was committed to the Arctic. I’d got the poison in my veins.”
The Log of Bob Bartlett captures details and experiences that are not widely known about his forty years of adventures. His log details his two most historic feats—his journey with Robert Peary to reach the North Pole and his heroic deed aboard the Karluk—yet it also sketches his early life and some of his most memorable ice travels during and after the Great War.
Bartlett made twenty-eight excursions into the Arctic, yet one wonders what drove this urge for discovery, especially to the most frigid and unforgiving of places. He has been quoted as saying, “The truth was I could not stop myself in pursuit of adventure. I was committed to the Arctic. I’d got the poison in my veins.”
- GenresNautical
318 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1928
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Robert Abram Bartlett
28 books1 followerAmerican explorer Robert Abram Bartlett, known as "Captain Bob," accompanied polar expedition of 1909 of Robert Edwin Peary and led numerous other Arctic voyages.
He explored in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
He explored in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
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October 4, 2016You need to know the history of Bob Bartlett before reading his thoughts otherwise you get very lost!
December 23, 2019
Honest and interesting
I don't pretend to under half the jargon in this book, but that aside, it seems a true and honest account of a nineteen century seaman who lived in fascinating times and made a good life for himself.
I don't pretend to under half the jargon in this book, but that aside, it seems a true and honest account of a nineteen century seaman who lived in fascinating times and made a good life for himself.
May 11, 2012
"First published in 1928, The Log of Bob Bartlett is very much a product of its time, but even the dust of 80 years hasn't dimmed the lively, compassionate, witty voice of its author." -- The Telegram
"Fascinating reading." -- The Independent
"Explorer's log a 'must-read'" -- The Express
"A fascinating read for anyone with an interest in nautical history." -- The Western Star
"The Log of Bob Bartlett is recommended reading for students of leadership, particularly personal leadership in dire circumstance." -- The Northern Mariner
"Fascinating reading." -- The Independent
"Explorer's log a 'must-read'" -- The Express
"A fascinating read for anyone with an interest in nautical history." -- The Western Star
"The Log of Bob Bartlett is recommended reading for students of leadership, particularly personal leadership in dire circumstance." -- The Northern Mariner
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