A Frenchman in Search of Franklin : De Bray's Arctic Journal, 1852-54 /

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In April 1852 Emile Frederic de Bray sailed down the Thames on board the Resolute, part of Sie Edward Belcher's Arctic Squadron in search of Sir John Franklin and his men, missing since the summer of 1845. De Bray's diaries of his years with Resolute have not been published before, in any...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: de Bray, Emile Frédéric (Autor)
Otros Autores: Barr, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
HISTORY / Polar Regions.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Translator's Introduction
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1. The Outward Voyage
  • CHAPTER 2. Greenland and Melville Bukt
  • CHAPTER 3. West to Winter Harbour
  • CHAPTER 4. Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering
  • CHAPTER 5. The Wintering
  • CHAPTER 6. Sledging to Cape de Bray
  • CHAPTER 7. Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea
  • CHAPTER 8. Under Way Again
  • CHAPTER 9. The Second Wintering
  • CHAPTER 10. Contacts with North Star and Assistance
  • CHAPTER 11. Retreat to Beechey Island
  • CHAPTER 12. Homeward Voyage and Aftermath
  • Translator's Postscript
  • APPENDIX 1. Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of Marine
  • APPENDIX 2. Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of Marine on the Expedition aboard 'Resolute'
  • APPENDIX 3. Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother
  • APPENDIX 4. Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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