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Crimea song and Kane sketch amid war's drift
The piece blends a Crimean War soldiers song about Annie Laurie with a long biographical sketch of Dr. Kane. It recounts Kane’s Arctic explorations, naval service, heroism in Mexico, and open polar sea discoveries, ending with a reflective portrait of his character and ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Kent Kane
India
Africa
Europe
South America
Pacific
Artic
United States Navy
Blue Mountains
Virginia
Rodgers
University of Pennsylvania
Ana Mater
Amer
Ican
China
Philippine Islands
Tael
Himalayas
Greece
Ceylon
Upper Nile
Egypt
Lepsius
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Cape Mount
Bonny
da Souza
Dahoma
Polk
Scott
Gulf
Kentucky
Yerra Cruz
Puebla
Orizaba
Gaona
Maximilian
Torejon
Buena Vista
Kane
Senor
Ganoa
Childs
Coast Survey
Lady Franklin
Sir John Franklin
Sir John
Gulf of Mexico
New York
United States
North Pole
Polar
Globe
Tle
Dr. Kane
Messrs Childs & Peterson
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Graham’s Magazine
CHA. Co. Pa