An Account Of A Voyage For The Discovery Of A North West Passage

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Discovering the North-West Passage

Author : Glenn M. Stein
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476622035
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Discovering the North-West Passage written by Glenn M. Stein and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage. The Investigator and her consort the Enterprise were to pass through the Bering Strait from the west but a Pacific storm separated them, never to meet again. Obsessed with traversing the passage, McClure pressed on and HMS Investigator spent three years trapped in pack ice in Mercy Bay before the crew abandoned ship on foot. This book chronicles the voyage in detail. McClure and his relationships with his officers are at the heart of the story of the arduous journey, vividly illustrated by the paintings of Lt. Samuel Cresswell.

Across the Top of the World

Author : James P. Delgado
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781553651598
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Across the Top of the World written by James P. Delgado and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the Top of the World is a tale that rivals the story of Antarctic exploration for heroism, drama and tragedy. In the great age of Exploration, the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage lured bold adventurers to the icy Arctic. They risked and sometimes lost their lives in search of a sea route across the top of the world, connecting Europe with Asia and its riches. This spellbinding saga of Arctic exploration is brought to life by quotations from grim first-hand accounts and by dramatic images, ICC colour and 100 black and white. These 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. Landscapes and seascapes of the harsh yet beautiful Arctic illustrate the challenges that faced explorers. The Inuit, the native people of the Arctic, lived in isolation until Europeans began to arrive in the sixteenth century, and relations were not always cordial. For centuries, nations sent out expedition after expedition to search for the Northwest Passage, each one suffering extreme hardship. The most tragic was the mysterious loss of Sir John Franklin, his 128 men and two ships in the 1840s. Attempts to sail the dangerous, icy maze of the passage ended in defeat until Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen succeeded in 1903-1906. Then, in the 1940s, to assert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner, St. Koch, became the second vessel to conquer the passage. This set the stage for the modern phase of Arctic exploration utilizing icebreakers and American nuclear-powered submarines. James Delgado writes with the passion and authority of an underwater archaeologist and historian who has taken part in Arctic expeditions.

The New Northwest Passage

Author : Cameron Dueck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781926531366
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book The New Northwest Passage written by Cameron Dueck and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their voyage from Victoria to Halifax carried them through raging storms and mechanical breakdowns and took them into sea ice that threatened to crush their hull. But more importantly it brought them face to face with modern Arctic life in tiny, isolated Inuit communities where the challenge of climate change is added to the already crushing load of social and economic woes.

Northwest Passage

Author : Stan Rogers
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1554984033
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Northwest Passage written by Stan Rogers and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration Award-winning artist Matt James takes the iconic song "Northwest Passage" by legendary Canadian songwriter and singer Stan Rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial interests have dreamt of conquering, often with tragic consequences. For hundreds of years explorers attempted to find the Northwest Passage - a route through Canada's northern waters to the Pacific Ocean and Asia. Others attempted to find a land route. Many hundreds of men perished in the attempt, until finally, in 1906, Roald Amundsen completed the voyage by ship. Today global warming has brought interest in the passage back to a fever pitch as nations contend with each other over its control and future uses. The historic search inspired Canadian folk musician Stan Rogers to write "Northwest Passage", a song that has become a widely known favorite since its 1981 release. It describes Stan's own journey overland as he contemplates the arduous journeys of some of the explorers, including Kelsey, Mackenzie, Thompson and especially Franklin. The song is moving and haunting, a paean to the adventurous spirit of the explorers and to the beauty of the vast land and icy seas. The lyrics are accompanied by the striking paintings of multiple award-winning artist Matt James. Matt brings a unique vision to the song and the history behind it, providing commentary on the Franklin expedition and its failure to heed the wisdom of Inuit living in the North. The book also contains the music for the song (as well as a final verse that was never recorded), maps, a timeline of Arctic exploration, mini-biographies and portraits of the principal explorers, and suggestions for further reading. Following on the success of Canadian Railroad Trilogy, this is another beautiful book in which a memorable song illuminates a fascinating history that has taken on new resonance today.

Captain Cook's Final Voyage

Author : James K. Barnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780874223576
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Captain Cook's Final Voyage written by James K. Barnett and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime historian James K. Barnett discovered extraordinary journals and paintings of Captain James Cook's demanding final voyage languishing in Australian archives. Expedition artist John Webber and two young officers"Discovery" first lieutenant James Burney, and "Resolution" Master's Mate Henry Roberts--offer remarkable eyewitness accounts of initial European contact, the first reasonably accurate maps of North America's west coast, the earliest comprehensive report from the Bering Sea ice pack, and portrayals of the celebrated mariner's dramatic death at Kealakekua Bay. Particularly astonishing for depictions of landings along Hawaii, Vancouver Island, and Alaska, Barnett adds context and commentary to complete the story.

Resolute

Author : Martin W. Sandler
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402758614
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Resolute written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost everyone knows the photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr. as a young boy, peering out from under his father's desk in the Oval Office. But few realize that the desk itself plays a part in one of the world's most extraordinary mysteries--a dramatic tale that has never before been told in its full scope.

Roald Amundsen's "The North West Passage"

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : New York, Dutton, 1908. E.P. Dutton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Roald Amundsen's "The North West Passage" written by Roald Amundsen and published by New York, Dutton, 1908. E.P. Dutton. This book was released on 1908 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to find the Northwest Passage--a water route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic archipelago north of the Canadian mainland--began as far back as the late-15th century. After numerous failures, many involving disaster and great loss of life, the Northwest Passage finally was successfully navigated in 1903-6 by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928). Amundsen and a small crew of six left Christiania (present-day Oslo, Norway) in the converted 47-ton fishing boat Gjöa on June 16, 1903. They proceeded to the west coast of Greenland, across Baffin Bay, and on to King William Island, where they spent nearly two years, conducting scientific experiments and carrying out a sledge expedition of almost 1,300 kilometers to uncharted regions to the north. The Gjöa finally left King William Island on August 13, 1905 and headed west, before stopping for the winter at King Point on the northern coast of the Yukon Territory, in northwest Canada. After their third winter in the Arctic, Amundsen and his crew resumed their journey on July 2, 1906. They arrived in Nome, Alaska, on August 31, having completed the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage. This book, first published in Norwegian in 1907, is Amundsen's account of the voyage. It includes much detailed information about the Eskimo tribes that Amundsen came to know and from whom he learned many Arctic survival skills. Presented here is an English-language edition of the book published in 1908. Amundsen later became, on December 4, 1911, the first man to reach the South Pole.

Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil

Author : Ross Coen
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602231702
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil written by Ross Coen and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS Manhattan, was commissioned by Humble Oil to transit the Northwest Passage in order to test the logistical and economic feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. Proposed as an alternative to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the Manhattan made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice. Although the Manhattan successfully navigated the Northwest Passage—closing a five-hundred-year chapter of Arctic exploration by becoming the first commercial vessel to do so—the expedition ultimately demonstrated the impracticality of moving crude oil using icebreaking ships. Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil details this historic voyage, establishing its significant impact on the future of marine traffic and resource development in the Arctic and setting the stage for the current oil crisis.

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22

Author : John Franklin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22 written by John Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ice Ghosts

Author : Paul Watson
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771096534
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Ice Ghosts written by Paul Watson and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration—and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck's recent discovery. Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Franklin Expedition—whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones—until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.

The North-West Passage

Author : John Brown
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382336502
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book The North-West Passage written by John Brown and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Author : Sir William Edward Parry
Publisher : London : J. Murray
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific written by Sir William Edward Parry and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1824 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arctic Ambitions

Author : James K. Barnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780295993997
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Ambitions written by James K. Barnett and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prologue : Three Comments on Cook's Third Voyage / Nicholas ThomasJames Cook, Navigator and Explorer : The Pacific Experience, 1768-1776 / John GascoigneJames Cook and the Northwest Passage : Approaching the Third Voyage / Glyn WilliamsSetting the Stage : Spain in the Pacific and the Northern Voyages of the 1770s / Iris EngstrandFrom Russia with Charts : Cook and the Russians in the North Pacific / Evguenia AnichtchenkoJames Cook and the New Navigation / Richard DunnA New Look at Cook : Reflections on Sand, Ice, and His Diligent Voyage to the Arctic Ocean / David L. NicandriEncounters : View of the Indigenous People of Nootka Sound from the Cook Expedition Records / Richard InglisThe Cook Expedition and Russian Colonialism in Southern Alaska / Aron L. CrowellGifting, Trading, Selling, Buying : Following Northwest Coast Treasures Acquired on Cook's Third Voyage to Collections around the World / Adrienne L. KaepplerThe International Law of Discovery : Acts of Possession on the Northwest Coast of North America / Robert J. MillerCook on the Coasts of the North Pacific and Arctic America : The Cartographic Achievement / John RobsonNarrating an Alaskan Cruise : Aspects of Cook's Journal (1778) and Douglas?s Edition of A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1784) / I.S. MacLarenThe End of the Northern Mystery : George Vancouver's Survey of the Northwest Coast / James K. BarnettFrom Discoveries to Sovereignties : The Imperial Scramble for Northwestern North America / Barry GoughThe Continuing Quest : The Lure of the Northwest Passage in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / James P. DelgadoSea Ice in the Western Portal of the Northwest Passage from 1778 to the Twenty-first Century / Harry SternMarine Navigation in the Arctic Ocean and the Northwest Passage / Lawson W. BrighamThe Arctic in Focus : National Interests and International Cooperation / Gudrun Bucher and Robin Inglis.

The North-west Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin

Author : John Brown
Publisher : London : E. Stanford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The North-west Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin written by John Brown and published by London : E. Stanford. This book was released on 1858 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of attempts to discover the North-west Passage.

Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Author : Sir William Edward Parry
Publisher : London : J. Murray
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific written by Sir William Edward Parry and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1821 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Englishman William Edward Parry's journal of his voyage for the discovery of a North-west passage through the Canadian Arctic in the years 1819-'20 aboard the ships Hecla and Griper. Includes official instructions to Parry from the British government on undertaking the expedition, details of land and sea exploration, encounters with Inuit (Eskimos) and fauna in the region, lists of supplies, chronometric, magnetic and lunar observations, numerous plates and maps, glossary of technical terms.

The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin

Author : John Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108074960
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin written by John Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1858 work, reissued here with its 1860 sequel, sought to promote Arctic knowledge and the efforts to find Franklin.

The Other Side of the Ice

Author : Sprague Theobald
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616086238
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of the Ice written by Sprague Theobald and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the author's family's eight thousand five hundred mile voyage along the dangerous Northwest Passage, describing the divorce-related mistrust and the formidable environmental factors that posed constant threats.