Author: Robert HuishPublisher: London : J. Saunders
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, R.N. to the Arctic Regions
Author: Robert HuishPublisher: London : J. Saunders
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, R. N. to the Arctic Regions; for the Discovery of a North West Passage; Performed in the Years 1829-30-31-32 and 33; to which is Prefixed an Abridgement of the Former Voyages of Captns. Ross, Parry & Other Celebrated Navigators to the Northern Latitudes Compiled from Authentic Information and Original Documents, Transmitted by William Light, Purser's Steward to the Expedition; Illustrated by Engravings from Drawings Taken on the Spot
Author: Robert HuishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest Passage
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Arctic Bibliography
Author: Arctic Institute of North AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
The Dream of the North
Author: Peter FjagesundPublisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9401210829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Northern Europe and North America have dominated the world stage for more than two centuries. Using a wide range of sources, this book provides the first coherent account from a multi-national perspective of the ideas and perceptions that, from the Renaissance onwards, fuelled the North’s rise to prominence, and enabled it to rival the traditional cultural and political hegemony of the South. This includes not only the fascinating conquest of the polar regions, but also the religious upheaval of the Reformation, the changing view of nature engendered by Romanticism, and, not least, the revival of ancient Nordic and Celtic culture. Finally, the book offers an indispensable historical background to current events in the Far North, where the past and the future meet in a complex web of dramatic environmental concerns, the exploitation of natural resources, and the strategies of politics and commerce.
Northern Lights
Author: Edward J. CowanPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1639362711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
In the tradition of Arthur Herman’s How the Scots Invented the Modern World comes a narrative that charts the remarkable—yet often overlooked or misidentified—Scottish contribution to Arctic exploration The search for the Northwest Passage is filled with stories of tragedy, adventure, courage, and endurance. It was one of the great maritime challenges of the era. It was not until the 1850’s that the first one-way partial transit of the passage was made. Previous attempts had all failed, and some, like the ill-fated attempted by Sir John Franklin in 1845 ended in tragedy with the loss of the entire expedition, which was comprised of two ships and 129 men. Northern Lights reveals Scotland’s previously unsung role in the remarkable history of Arctic exploration. There was the intrepid John Ross, an eccentric hell-raiser from Stranraer and a veteran of three Arctic expeditions; his nephew, James Clark Ross, the most experienced explorer of his generation and discoverer of the Magnetic North Pole; Dr. John Richardson of Dumfries, who became an accidental cannibal and deliberate executionaer of a murderer as well as an engaging natural historian; and Orcadian John Rae, the man who first discovered evidence of Sir John Franklin and his crew’s demise. Northern Lights also pays tribute and reveals other overlooked stories in this fascinating era of history: the Scotch Irish, the whalers, and especially the Inuit, whose unparalleled knowledge of the Arctic environment was often indispensible. For anyone fascinated by Scottish history or hungry for tales of Arctic adventure, Northern Lights is a vivid new addition to the rich tradition of polar narratives.
Hummocks
Author: Jean MalauriePublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773560319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"At the margins of the floes, where their ragged edges have come into grinding contact, the ice is piled up into ridges. These are the hummocks," writes Jean Malaurie.
The North West Passage, 1534-1859
Author: Toronto Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Items from the collection of the Toronto Public Library. Well illustrated.
Catalogue of Accessions to the Legislative Library of the Province of Ontario During the Years
Author: Ontario. Legislative LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Catalogue of Accessions to the Legislative Library of the Province of Ontario During the Years 1913, 1914 and 1915
Author: Ontario. Legislative LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Search for the Northwest Passage
Author: Alan Edwin DayPublisher: New York : Garland Pub.
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
5160 entries organized chronologically by expedition, with sections on encyclopaedic works, maps, atlases, anthologies, biographies, etc.