Discovering the North-West passage : the four-year Arctic odyssey of H.M.S. investigator and the McClure expedition /

From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage. The Investigator and her consort the Enter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Glenn M., 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Temas:
McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, > Sir, > 1807-1873 > Travel > Northwest Passage.
McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, > Sir, > 1807-1873
Investigator (Ship)
1800-1899
Search and rescue operations > Arctic regions > History > 19th century.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Discoveries in geography > British
Search and rescue operations
Travel
Northwest Passage > Discovery and exploration > British.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > British.
Arctic Ocean > Northwest Passage
Arctic Regions
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The frozen grail, up to 1845
  • Into the fray, 1846/50
  • The Pacific, 1850
  • Western Arctic gateway, 1850
  • The wily Arctic, 1850
  • The coldest crucible, 1850
  • Decisions, 1850
  • Jack Frost, 1850/51
  • The grand sledding chorus, 1851
  • The trap is sprung! 1851
  • "The fatal error of our voyage," 1851/52
  • Starvation, madness; and mutiny, 1852
  • Infinity's brink, 1853/54
  • Scattered bones and frozen memories, 1853 onward
  • Epilogue: found beneath the ice, 2010/11.

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