Author : Frederick William Beechey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait by : Frederick William Beechey
Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait written by Frederick William Beechey and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelling to the Bering Strait and beyond, Beechey's expedition was supposed to have met up with Sir John Franklin and Captain Parry, who were expected to arrive from the East. Franklin came within 50 leagues of Beechey's camp, but was forced to turn back on account of bad weather. This narrative remains one of ".the most valuable of modern voyages." (Hill 93) and provides accounts of visits to Pitcairn Island, where Beechey interviewed John Adams (the last surviving member of the mutiny on the Bounty), Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California.