Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781446086568
ISBN-10: 1446086569
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Read & Co. History

Cuprins

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Engaging the crew; 3. Ready for sea; 4. Fairly at sea; 5. Succession of foul winds and heavy gales; 6. Taking the first ice; 7. Thick fog; 8. The crow's nest; 9. Labyrinth of icebergs; 10. Ice opens; 11. Slow progress through the ice; 12. Better weather; 13. Superior sailing qualities of the 'Prince Albert'; 14. Laborious effort to work through some heavy ice; 15. Cape York; 16. The Esquimaux 'Adam'; 17. Return towards Cape York; 18. The 'Assistance', 'Intrepid', and 'Felix', proceed to Wolstenholme Sound; 19. Lancaster Sound; 20. Pass Batty Bay; 21. Again at Whaler Point; 22. Plan of future proceedings for the vessel; 23. Appearance of the ice; 24. Entrance of P.R. Inlet again; 25. Pass Cape Liverpool; 26. Information from the 'North Star'; 27. Homeward bound; 28. Difficulty of taking a lunar observation in a gale; Appendix.

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A first-hand account of an 1850 Arctic rescue expedition in search of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847).

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