Arctic Exploration in the Nineteenth Century: Discovering the Northwest Passage
- ISBN-10
- 1317321529
- ISBN-13
- 9781317321521
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-10-06
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Frédéric Regard
Description
Focusing on nineteenth-century attempts to locate the northwest passage, the essays in this volume present this quest as a central element of British culture.
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