John Braithwaite

Gebundenes Buch

Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's Narrative of a Second Voyage in the Victory in Search of a North-west Passage

Containing the Suppressed Facts Necessary to A Proper Understanding of the Causes of the Failure of the Steam Machinery of the Victory, A

Beschreibung

This important historical document sheds new light on the ill-fated second voyage of Captain Sir John Ross in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. Originally suppressed by the British government, the details of the voyage's failure to reach its destination have been uncovered and laid out in this volume. With detailed descriptions of the ship's technical difficulties and the efforts to repair them, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the challenges faced by Arctic explorers in the mid-19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 30
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781019579220
• ISBN-10: 1019579226
• Artikelnr.: 69471343