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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin : De Bray's Arctic Journal, 1852-54
A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1992.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
- 1 The Outward Voyage
- 2 Greenland and Melville Bukt
- 3 West to Winter Harbour
- 4 Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering
- 5 The Wintering
- 6 Sledging to Cape de Bray
- 7 Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea
- 8 Under Way Again
- 9 The Second Wintering
- 10 Contacts with North Star and Assistance
- 11 Retreat to Beechey Island
- 12 Homeward Voyage and Aftermath
- TRANSLATOR'S POSTSCRIPT
- APPENDIX 1 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine
- APPENDIX 2 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine on the Expedition aboard Resolute
- APPENDIX 3 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1852)
- APPENDIX 4 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1853)
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.