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Historical dictionary of the discovery and exploration of the Northwest Passage /
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties todiscover an even more northern route, auth...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Historical dictionaries of discovery and exploration ;
no. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties todiscover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensivecross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the pa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (lv, 417 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-416). |
| ISBN: | 9780810865198 081086519X 1282520520 9781282520523 9786612520525 6612520523 |