Polar Explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane
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Polar Explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane
(1820–1857) was a
prominent 19th-century American physician, naval officer, and Arctic explorer
who became a national hero for his daring polar expeditions. Despite suffering
from chronic heart damage due to childhood rheumatic fever, he joined the U.S.
Navy as an assistant surgeon and traveled extensively on global diplomatic
missions before serving in the Mexican–American War. He gained widespread fame
as a senior medical officer during the first Grinnell Expedition (1850) and
later as the commander of the Second Grinnell Expedition (1853–1855), both
launched to discover the fate of missing British explorer Sir John Franklin.
When his ship became permanently trapped in pack ice for two winters, Kane
famously led his crew on a grueling, successful 83-day retreat across the ice
to safety. The extreme polar environment
permanently shattered his fragile health, and he passed away in Havana, Cuba,
at the age of 37, shortly after publishing bestselling memoirs detailing his
Arctic exploits. An oval profile view CDV. No back mark.
Shipping Weight:
0.2 lb
$150.00 USD
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