The luck of the Karluk : shipwrecked in the Arctic /

When the members of Canada First Arctic Expedition set out from Victoria aboard HMCS Karluk in the summer of 1913, it was a moment of great optimism. The three-year mission would chart unexplored landmasses of the Western Arctic and secure Canada place in the international geographic community. Litt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cross, Dyan, 1949- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Decker, Karla, 1950- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2015]
Colección:Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.)
Temas:
Karluk (Ship)
Karluk (Navire)
Canadian Arctic Expedition > (1913-1918)
Expédition arctique canadienne > (1913-1918)
Shipwrecks > Arctic Ocean.
Shipwrecks.
Naufrages.
Naufrages > Arctique, Océan.
shipwrecks.
TRAVEL > Australia & Oceania.
Discoveries in geography > Canadian
Shipwrecks
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Canadian.
Arctique > Découverte et exploration canadiennes.
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Regions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • chapter 1 The Grand Adventure
  • chapter 2 Flagship of the Northern Party
  • chapter 3 The Team Assembles
  • chapter 4 Under Way at Last
  • chapter 5 Ice, Ice Everywhere
  • chapter 6 Death Throes
  • chapter 7 Shipwreck Camp Moves Out
  • chapter 8 Castaways on Wrangel Island
  • chapter 9 Trek for Help
  • chapter 10 From Russia to Alaska
  • chapter 11 The Rescue
  • chapter 12 The Aftermath
  • epilogue.

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