Arctic Hell-Ship

The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

In 1850, Richard Collinson captained the HMS Enterprise on a voyage to the Arctic via the Bering Strait in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Arctic Hell-Ship describes the daily progress of this little-known Arctic expedition, and examines the steadily worsening relations between Collinson and his officers. William Barr has based his research on a wide range of original archival documents, and the book is illustrated with a selection of vivid paintings by the ship's assistant surgeon, Edward Adams.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-01
Mått:169 x 254 x 19 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:University of Alberta Press
ISBN:9780888644725

Utforska kategorier

Sjöfartshistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

William Barr is professor emeritus of Geography, University of Saskatchewan, and a research associate with the Arctic Institute of North America. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Recensioner i media

"I glanced at a couple of pages of Arctic Hell-Ship and became so engrossed in it that I started to read parts of it. What I thought would be an erudite analysis of the journey was, instead, a story 'brought to life'. What a fabulous adventure!" Mr. David Karpeles, Karpeles Manuscript Library

Innehållsförteckning

The Task and the Man; From the Thames to Bering Strait; "I Must Have 15 Miles"; Sitka, Hawaii, and Winter at Hong Kong; Return to the Arctic; Past Point Barrow and Round Banks Island; Wintering at Winter Cove; Farthest East; Wintering at Cambridge Bay; Retreat to the West; Wintering at Camden Bay; Homeward Bound; Results and Reactions, Then and Later; Index.