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Northwest Passage
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Author : Kenneth Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-12-09
Northwest Passage written by Kenneth Roberts and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-09 with Fiction categories.
An exciting and fast paced adventure story based in colonial America. Written from the viewpoint of a fictional friend of the Historic Robert Rodgers, famed in America as the leader of 'Rodgers' Rangers' a guerrilla squadron harassing the English forces throughout the American War of Independence. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Search For The Northwest Passage
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Author : Nellis Maynard Crouse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The Search For The Northwest Passage written by Nellis Maynard Crouse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Arctic regions categories.
Studies the history of the search for the Northwest Passage including voyages by Ross, Buchan, Parry, Franklin, McClure and Amundsen.
The Northwest Passage
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Author : Rachel Keranen
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2017-07-15
The Northwest Passage written by Rachel Keranen and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Northwest Passage has captured the imagination of nations and explorers for hundreds of years. And today, as global warming reshapes geography, trade along the passage is becoming a reality for the first time. This book provides a sweeping history of the route from the earliest attempts to navigate through its punishing landscape to breaking news about its economic viability in modern day.
Across The Top Of The World
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Author : James Delgado
language : en
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2009-12-01
Across The Top Of The World written by James Delgado and has been published by D & M Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-01 with History categories.
The centuries-long quest for the fabled Northwest Passage rivals the story of Antarctic exploration for heroism, drama, and tragedy. Expedition after expedition set off in search of a sea route connecting Europe with Asia's riches; each expedition suffered extreme hardship and ended in defeat, until Roald Amundsen finally succeeded in 1903-06. Across the Top of the World brings this incredible saga to life through exhaustive research, grim firsthand accounts, and hundreds of dramatic images. Paintings, engravings, and photos of the intrepid men and their ships, as well as of relics and archaeological sites, provide a poignant and compelling link with the past, while landscapes and seascapes of the harsh yet beautiful Arctic illustrate the challenges that faced explorers. Covering all the major expeditions in detail, and written with passion and authority, this book is both a scholarly reference and an eminently readable history of Arctic exploration.
The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage
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Author : Sir Robert McClure
language : en
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
Release Date : 2013
The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage written by Sir Robert McClure and has been published by TouchWood Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
First published in 1856, The Discovery of a Northwest Passage is comprised of McClure's logs and journals from his time in the Arctic from 1850 to 1854. What began as a joint venture between commanding captain Richard Collinson of the Enterprise and Captain McClure, as his subordinate on the Investigator, became a solitary expedition. Separated along the way, McClure took a dangerous shortcut through the Aleutian Islands and ended up in the Bering Strait, ahead of his commanding ship. His route carried him to Banks Island and to the discovery of the Prince of Wales Strait. The first-hand account tells of the two harsh winters that McClure and his crew spent iced in the Bay of Mercy. And their rescue in 1853, when many from the ship were found suffering malnutrition and on the brink of death.
The Quest For The Northwest Passage
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Author : Frederic Regard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-01-20
The Quest For The Northwest Passage written by Frederic Regard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-20 with History categories.
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage - the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans - from the early modern era to the start of the nineteenth century.
Arctic Crossing
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Author : Jonathan Waterman
language : en
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf
Release Date : 2001
Arctic Crossing written by Jonathan Waterman and has been published by New York : A.A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Eskimos categories.
The Arctic--with its twenty-four-hour daylight, surprisingly curious animals and inexplicable humming noises--is a world of constant danger and limitless possibility. This unforgiving landscape is home to the Inuit (the name they prefer to "Eskimos"), whose complex and little-studied society is fascinating in its divergence from as well as its assimilation into Western culture. Jonathan Waterman's 2,200-mile journey across the roof of North America took him through Inuit communities in Alaska to Nunavut, Canada's new, 770,000-square-mile, self-governed territory. His story, at once illuminating and alarming, offers firsthand observations of their life, language and beliefs; records their reactions to global modernization; documents their centuries of unjust treatment at the hands of Kabloona (bushy-eyebrowed whites); and witnesses unemployment, teen suicide and such persistent plagues as spousal violence and substance abuse. From the perspective of his 1997-1999 voyage--as the Inuit stand on the brink of a more hopeful, independent future--he also looks into a past marked by famous (or infamous) Arctic explorers, government cover-ups and environmental destruction. This beautifully written work of intrepid reporting and even scholarship also reveals the physical risks and psychological perils of crossing the legendary Northwest Passage. Utterly alone for weeks at a time, Waterman struggles against freezing conditions, the tricks played on him by his own mind and dangers more complex than aggressive bears, stormy seas and mosquito blizzards. Following the advice of an Inuit shaman, who said that "those things hidden from others" are discovered only "far from the dwellings of men, through privation and suffering," Waterman kayaks, skis, dogsleds and sails across the Great Solitudes in a thrilling and ultimately successful quest for this "true wisdom," arriving at a profound understanding of environment and culture.
Northwest Passage
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Author : Kenneth Lewis Roberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Northwest Passage written by Kenneth Lewis Roberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with categories.
Three Voyages For The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage Illustrated
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Author : Sir William Edward Parry
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2014-04-25
Three Voyages For The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage Illustrated written by Sir William Edward Parry and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with History categories.
The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean. Interest kindled in 1564 after Jacques Cartier's discovery of the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, Martin Frobisher had formed a resolution to undertake the challenge of forging a trade route from England westward to India. In 1576 - 1578, he took three trips to what is now the Canadian Arctic in order to find the passage. Frobisher Bay, which he discovered, is named after him. On August 8, 1585, under the employ of Elizabeth I the English explorer John Davis entered Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island. Davis rounded Greenland before dividing his four ships into separate expeditions to search for a passage westward. Though he was unable to pass through the icy Arctic waters, he reported to his sponsors that the passage they sought is "a matter nothing doubtful and secured support for two additional expeditions, reaching as far as Hudson Bay. Though England's efforts were interrupted in 1587 because of Anglo-Spanish War, Davis's favorable reports on the region and its people would inspire explorers in the coming century. In the first half of the 19th century, parts of the Northwest Passage were explored separately by a number of different expeditions, including those by John Ross, William Edward Parry, James Clark Ross; and overland expeditions led by John Franklin, George Back, Peter Warren Dease, Thomas Simpson, and John Rae. Sir Robert McClure was credited with the discovery of the Northwest Passage by sea in 1851 when he looked across McClure Strait from Banks Island and viewed Melville Island. However, the strait was blocked by young ice at this point in the season, and not navigable to ships. The only usable route, linking the entrances of Lancaster Sound and Dolphin and Union Strait was first used by John Rae in 1851. Rae used a pragmatic approach of traveling by land on foot and dogsled, and typically employed less than ten people in his exploration parties. The Northwest Passage was not completely conquered by sea until 1906, when the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who had sailed just in time to escape creditors seeking to stop the expedition, completed a three-year voyage in the converted 47-ton herring boat Gjøa. At the end of this trip, he walked into the city of Eagle, Alaska, and sent a telegram announcing his success. His route was not commercially practical; in addition to the time taken, some of the waterways were extremely shallow
Arctic Exploration In The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Frédéric Regard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Arctic Exploration In The Nineteenth Century written by Frédéric Regard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with History categories.
Focusing on nineteenth-century attempts to locate the northwest passage, the essays in this volume present this quest as a central element of British culture.