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The man who ate his boots : the history of the search for the Northwest passage Cover Image Book

The man who ate his boots : the history of the search for the Northwest passage / Anthony Brandt.

Brandt, Anthony. (Author).

Summary:

Brandt tells the fascinating whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307263924
  • ISBN: 9780307263926
  • Physical Description: xvi, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject:
Explorers > Arctic regions > History.
Explorers > Northwest Passage > History.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > History.
Northwest Passage > Discovery and exploration > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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