Bibliograph

Arctic labyrinth, the quest for the Northwest Passage, Glyn Williams

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Arctic labyrinth, the quest for the Northwest Passage, Glyn Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-413) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Arctic labyrinth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

435628953

Responsibility statement

Glyn Williams

Sub title

the quest for the Northwest Passage

Summary

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

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