The man who ate his boots : the history of the search for the Northwest passage / Anthony Brandt.
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]
- Copyright: ©2010
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 910.916 BRA (Text) | 37810434850045 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 910.9163 B (Text) | 39493106563952 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 910.916 B 2010 (Text) | 0112517730712 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 910.916 B 2010 (Text) | 0112524077440 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 910.9163 B (Text) | 33258004891649 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | 910.91 B (Text) | 39493106697388 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kemp Sugg Memorial Library | 910.9163 B (Text) | 58198000582042 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | 910.9163 BRA (Text) | 39488500872512 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | 910.9163 BRA (Text) | 30229100703999 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| South Granville Branch Library | 910.91 BRANDT (Text) | 42756201434401 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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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.
