The search for the North West Passage / Ann Savours.
| Author/creator | Savours, Ann |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999. |
| Description | x, 342 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Elizabethan voyages -- Henry Hudson and William Baffin -- Hudson's Bay Company, James Cook and the Eighteenth Century -- Sir John Barrow and the revival of Arctic exploration in 1818 -- First expeditions of Parry and Franklin -- Franklin's second journey to the polar sea 1825-1827 -- Seaborne voyages of Parry, Beechey and Lyon -- John and James Clark Ross: four winters in the Arctic 1829-33 -- Dease and Simpson along the north coast of America 1836-39 -- Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48 -- Franklin search begins -- Search for Franklin from the Pacific -- Expeditions of Kennedy, Belcher, Inglefield and Kane 1851-1854 -- Discovery of the first relics 1853-1855 -- McClintock's successfull search 1857-59 -- Last searches -- Navigation of the North West Passage. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-325) and index. |
| LCCN | 99022261 |
| ISBN | 0312223722 |
| ISBN | 9780312223724 |
| ISBN | 1861760590 |
| ISBN | 9781861760593 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | G640 .S38 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |