The quest for the Northwest Passage
Williams, Glyn2007
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For over 300 years, the dream of a Northwest Passage through the Arctic archipelago was the holy grail of exploration. Countless adventurers vanished amidst its storm-blasted wastes. Those that returned brought harrowing tales of men and ships battling against hopeless odds; of icebergs that loomed like mountains, or pack ice that threatened to seize them in an inescapable grip; of unpredictable tides and strange fogs, mirages and tricks of the compass that bewildered navigators; of fleeting encounters with Inuit hunters – and of cold so fierce that, even in summer, sails and rigging froze solid. It was an impossible task. Yet, even in failure, the heroism and unrelenting fortitude of those who attempted it remains inspiring.
Main title:
The quest for the Northwest Passage / edited and introduced by Glyn Williams.
Author:
Williams, Glyn, editor
Publisher:
London : The Folio Society, 2007.
Collation:
xx, 614 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
Language:
English
Index terms:
Northwest PassageDiscovery and ExplorationRae, Dr JohnFranklin, Sir John
BRN:
3982791