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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.

Northwest Passage

Author : Scott Chantler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book Northwest Passage written by Scott Chantler and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Search for the North West Passage

Author : Ann Savours
Publisher : New York : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312223724
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book The Search for the North West Passage written by Ann Savours and published by New York : St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Savours examines the British encounters with the Esquimaux (Eskimo) and their assistance in charting the Arctic archipelago, the way yearly ice floes affected each expedition, and the boats, diet, and clothing of the early explorers. 85 illustrations.

Northwest Passage

Author : Rob Leachman
Publisher : Packages
ISBN 13 : 9780945434405
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Northwest Passage written by Rob Leachman and published by Packages. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

Northwest Passage

Author : Kenneth Roberts
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 147334719X
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Northwest Passage written by Kenneth Roberts and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage, Vol. 1 of 2

Author : W. E. Parry
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267503940
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage, Vol. 1 of 2 written by W. E. Parry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage, Vol. 1 of 2: From the From to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole to Reach the North Pole Departure from Winter Island - Meet with some Esquimaux travelling to the N orthward. - Obstruct'on and Danger from the Ice and Tides - Discovery of the Barrow River, and its Fall. - Favourable Passage to the Northward - Arrival ofi'tho Strait of the Fur and Hecla. - Progress'0pposed by a fixed barrier of Ice. Ommunicate With the Natives of lgloolik. - Unsuccessful Attempt to get between the Ice and the Land Land upon the Calthorpe islands-the Fury drifted by the Ice between two Islands. - Account of a Journey performed in Sledges up an Inlet to the westward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Arctic Labyrinth

Author : Glyn Williams
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520269950
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Labyrinth written by Glyn Williams and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage--an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia--obsessed explorers for centuries. Until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors--entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism--in pursuit of a futile goal. Glyn Williams charts the entire sweep of this extraordinary history, from the tiny, woefully equipped vessels of the first Tudor expeditions to the twentieth-century ventures that finally opened the Passage.

The North West Passage, Vol. 1

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266567554
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (675 download)

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Download or read book The North West Passage, Vol. 1 written by Roald Amundsen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The North West Passage, Vol. 1: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gyöa 1903-1907 From the days when the Phoenician sailors groped along the coasts of the Mediterranean, in the early dawn of civilisation, up to the present time, explorers have ever forged their way across unknown seas and through dark forests - sometimes Slowly, and with centuries of intermission, at other times with giant strides, as when the discovery of America and the great voyages round the world dispersed clouds of ignorance and prejudice even in reference to the globe itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Arctic Grail

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : New York, NY : Lyons Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585741168
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Arctic Grail written by Pierre Berton and published by New York, NY : Lyons Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of many books relating to places and historical periods, Berton describes the dozens of expeditions mounted and hundreds of men lost trying to find the fabled Passage and Pole before Robert Peary reached the Pole in 1909. He draws on primary documents including hand-written journals, ship logs, and private diaries. c. Book News Inc.

The Search for the Northwest Passage

Author : Nellis Maynard Crouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Search for the Northwest Passage written by Nellis Maynard Crouse and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the history of the search for the Northwest Passage including voyages by Ross, Buchan, Parry, Franklin, McClure and Amundsen.

The North West Passage, Vol. 1

Author : Roald E. G. Amundsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book The North West Passage, Vol. 1 written by Roald E. G. Amundsen and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Frozen in Time

Author : Owen Beattie
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1771640804
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Frozen in Time written by Owen Beattie and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845–48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and technology, Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” The expedition’s two ships — HMS Erebus and HMS Terror — carrying 129 officers and men, disappeared without a trace. From 1846 to 1880 more than 20 major rescue parties were involved in the search for the missing men and ships. The disappearance of the expedition and absence of any substantial written accounts of the journey have left attempts at a reconstruction of events sketchy and inconclusive. In Frozen in Time, forensic anthropologist Owen Beattie and historian John Geiger tell the dramatic story of the excavation of three sailors from the Franklin Expeditions, buried for 138 years on the lonely headland of Beechey Island. This book contains the astonishing photographic record of the excavation, together with the maps and illustrations that accompany this riveting account of Franklin’s fatal adventure. The unfolding of Dr. Beattie’s unexpected findings is not only a significant document but also, in itself, a tale of high adventure.

The Northwest Passage

Author : Brendan Lehane
Publisher : Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Northwest Passage written by Brendan Lehane and published by Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well illustrated account of the history of the search for the Northwest Passage beginning Sebastian Cabot in the early 16th century.

Three Voyages For The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage - Volume 1 (Illustrated)

Author : Sir William Edward Parry
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3736803567
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Three Voyages For The Discovery Of A Northwest Passage - Volume 1 (Illustrated) written by Sir William Edward Parry and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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.