| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Contents -- Maps -- Foreword by Clive Holland -- Preface -- Illustrations -- 1 The Rosses of Galloway -- 2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817 -- 3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817 -- 4 Voyage to Baffin's Bay, 1818 -- 5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819 -- 6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27 -- 7 Navigation by Steam, 1819-28 -- 8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29 -- 9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33 -- 10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33 -- 11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35 |
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12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-3513 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39 -- 14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43 -- 15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39 -- 16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46 -- 17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845 -- 18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48 -- 19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise -- 20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix -- 21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 / -- 22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56 |
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23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 /24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62 -- Envoi -- Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-427) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856.
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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862 fast |
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Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856 fast |
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Ross, John, (1777-1856; Sir) ram |
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Ross, James Clark, (1800-1862; Sir) ram |
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Ross, John (Forschungsreisender) swd |
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Ross, James Clark. swd |
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Explorers -- Canada -- Biography
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Explorers -- Canada -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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TRAVEL -- Australia & Oceania.
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HISTORY -- Polar Regions.
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Discoveries in geography -- British
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Explorers
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Poolonderzoek.
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Ontdekkingsreizigers.
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Explorateurs -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
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Explorateurs -- Canada -- Biographies.
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Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
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Northwest Passage. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092611
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Arctic Ocean -- Northwest Passage
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Canada
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Great Britain
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Polar regions
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Arktis
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Régions polaires -- Découverte et exploration britanniques.
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Passage du Nord-Ouest.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773565036 |
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0773565035 |
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