The great white way; / a record of an unusual voyage of discovery, and some romantic love affairs amid strange surroundings

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Albert Bigelow Paine

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

DRAMATIS PERSONAE OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY.

I. ANSWER TO AN OLD SUMMONS.

II. I RENEW AN OLD DREAM.

III. EVEN SEEKING TO REALIZE IT.

IV. TURNING TO THE SEA, AT LAST, FOR SOLACE.

V. I OVERHAUL THE STEAM YACHT, BILLOWCREST.

VI. WHERE ALL THINGS BECOME POSSIBLE.

VII. I LEARN THE WAY OF THE SEA, AND ENTER MORE FULLY INTO MY HERITAGE.

VIII. THE HALCYON WAY TO THE SOUTH.

IX. ADMONITION AND COUNSEL.

X. CAPTAIN BIFFER IS ASSISTED BY THE PAMPEIRO.

XI. IN GLOOMY SEAS.

XII. WHERE CAPTAIN BIFFER REVISES SOME OPINIONS.

XIII. IN THE "FIGHTING-TOP."

XIV. AN EXCURSION AND AN EXPERIMENT.

XV. AS REPORTED BY MY NOTE-BOOK.

XVI. FOLLOWING THE PACEMAKER.

XVII. INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY.

XVIII. A "BORNING" AND A MYSTERY.

XIX. A LONG FAREWELL.

XX. THE LONG DARK.

XXI. AN ARRIVAL AND A DEPARTURE.

XXII. ON THE AIR-LINE, SOUTH.

XXIII. THE CLOUDCREST MAKES A LANDING.

XXIV. THE GREAT WHITE WAY.

XXV. WHERE THE WAY ENDS.

XXVI. THE WELCOME TO THE UNKNOWN.

XXVII. THE PRINCE OF THE PURPLE FIELDS.

XXVIII. A HARBOR OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS.

XXIX. A LAND OF THE HEART'S DESIRE.

XXX. THE LADY OF THE LILIES.

XXXI. THE POLE AT LAST.

XXXII. AN OFFERING TO THE SUN.

XXXIII. THE TOUCH OF LIFE.

XXXIV. THE PARDON OF LOVE.

XXXV. DOWN THE RIVER OF COMING DARK.

XXXVI. THE "PASSAGE OF THE DEAD."

XXXVII. THE RISING TIDE.

XXXVIII. STORM AND STRESS.

XXXIX. WHERE DREAMS BECOME REAL.

XL. CLAIMING THE REWARD.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

To
My Parents.

“The South Pole for us all!”—Frontispiece, Page 58.

The
Great White Way
A Record of an Unusual Voyage of Discovery, and some
Romantic Love Affairs amid Strange Surroundings.
The Whole Recounted by one Nicholas Chase,
Promoter of the Expedition, whose
Reports have been Arranged
for Publication by

ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
Author of “The Van Dwellers,” “The Bread Line,” etc.
with drawings by BERNARD J. ROSENMEYER,
sketches by CHAUNCEY GALE, and maps,
etc. from Mr. CHASE’S note book
New York
J. F. TAYLOR & COMPANY
1901
Copyright, 1901,
By J. F. TAYLOR & CO.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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