The man who ate his boots : the tragic history of the search for the Northwest Passage / Anthony Brandt.
By: Brandt, Anthony.
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BookPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010Description: xvi, 441 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780307263926 (trade); 0307263924.Subject(s): Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- History | Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- History | Explorers -- Northwest Passage -- History | Explorers -- Arctic regions -- History | Northwest Passage -- Exploration -- History | Arctic regions -- Exploration -- History | Explorers -- Northwest Passage -- History | Explorers -- Arctic regions -- HistoryDDC classification: 910.9163/27 Summary: Examines the British navy's nineteenth-century search for the Northwest Passage, discussing explorers, conditions faced by the men, reasons for taking part in the expeditions, and other related topics.
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Examines the British navy's nineteenth-century search for the Northwest Passage, discussing explorers, conditions faced by the men, reasons for taking part in the expeditions, and other related topics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-418) and index.
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