Author : Frederick William Beechey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 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 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick William Beechey describes his voyage in 1825-1828 to the Bering Strait, where he was to meet the explorers Sir John Franklin and Sir Edward Parry if they succeeded in finding the North-West Passage. Volume 1 records Beechey's outward journey, including visits to Pitcairn Island, where he met the last surviving Bounty mutineer and documented his story; Tahiti, and Hawai'i, and his first season exploring the Bering Strait. Volume 2 follows the expedition from California via China to its second Arctic summer, and includes a vocabulary of Eskimo words, notes on harbours and navigation, and a description of the northern lights.