Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole
William Edward Parry
Broschiertes Buch

Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole

In Boats Fitted for the Purpose, and Attached to His Majesty's Ship Hecla, in the Year MDCCCXXVII, Un

Versandkostenfrei!
Versandfertig in 1-2 Wochen
48,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Weitere Ausgaben:
PAYBACK Punkte
24 °P sammeln!
One of the leading Arctic navigators of his age, William Edward Parry (1790-1855) led three expeditions in search of the North-West Passage (accounts of which are also reissued in this series). Parry's early career had been spent protecting the whaling fleet of Spitsbergen and this experience led him in 1826 to propose to the Admiralty an expedition to the North Pole. In order to reach further north than earlier attempts, Parry used sledge-boats that could be towed over the ice on runners, and then take to any open sea that the crew encountered. In 1827 the expedition attained a record latitud...