During the first half of the nineteenth century British explorers eagerly sought the Northwest Passage, making great advances in exploring and charting polar regions. Polar Pioneers is the story of John Ross and his nephew James Clark Ross, British naval officers who made important contributions to world exploration.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [417]-427
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 919.8/904
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0773512349 9780773565036
- LCCN
- G635.R6
- LCCN Item number
- R67 1994eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvi, 435 p.)
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- Canada
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00200408 (OCoLC)243500701 (CaOOCEL)400491
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Maps 10
- Foreword by Clive Holland 12
- Preface 14
- Illustrations 18
- 1 The Rosses of Galloway 32
- 2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817 40
- 3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817 52
- 4 "Voyage to Baffin's Bay," 1818 63
- 5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819 81
- 6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27 100
- 7 "Navigation by Steam," 1819-28 138
- 8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29 148
- 9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33 159
- 10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33 165
- 11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35 194
- 12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-35 221
- 13 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39 228
- 14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43 244
- 15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39 284
- 16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46 295
- 17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845 302
- 18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48 315
- 19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise 332
- 20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix 348
- 21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 / 370
- 22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56 / 379
- 23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 / 387
- 24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62 403
- Envoi 417
- Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names 422
- Notes 424
- Bibliography 446
- Index 458
- A 458
- B 458
- C 459
- D 459
- E 459
- F 459
- G 459
- H 460
- I 460
- J 460
- K 460
- L 460
- M 460
- N 461
- O 461
- P 461
- Q 461
- R 461
- S 463
- T 464
- V 464
- W 464
- Y 464
