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Wir sind gerne für Sie daClement Robert Markham (1830-1916) was a geographer who took part in one of the many Arctic expeditions launched to search for missing explorer John Franklin (1786-1847). This account, published in 1853, was written in response to criticism of the expedition. They had found some evidence of Franklin's route - he had set off in May 1845 to find the North-West Passage - but returned to Britain without any of the survivors. Markham gives a brief history of Arctic exploration, but the majority of the book recounts the expedition's efforts to find Franklin. The crew endured a harsh winter and sailed in iceberg-laden waters along the coast of Greenland, looking for clues of Franklin's whereabouts. They also spent some time exploring the Parry Islands (the present-day Queen Elizabeth Islands). Markham's account of the rescue mission provides insight into the little-known and often dangerous world of Arctic explorers.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781108048385
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-108-04838-5
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 10.05.2012
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2012
- Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 213 g
- Seiten: 162
- Format (B x H x T): 140 x 216 x 10 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt