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Cruise of the Pandora: From the Private Journal Kept by Allen Young, R.N.R., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S., etc., Commander of the Expediti
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Cruise of the Pandora: From the Private Journal Kept by Allen Young, R.N.R., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S., etc., Commander of the Expediti
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Allen Young
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:124 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Historical geography
Geographical discovery and exploration
Classic travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108049733
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| Classifications | Dewey:910.91632 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Maps; 12 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 June 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Sir Allen Young (1827-1915), merchant navy officer and experienced Polar explorer, took part in several expeditions before that of the Pandora. As navigator he had accompanied the McClintock expedition to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin, during which he explored several hundred miles of new coastline by sledge. He was also in command of the Fox on the 1860 North Atlantic telegraph expedition to assess the practicality of a cable route between Europe and America across the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. In 1875, he led, and financed, the British North-West Passage Expedition on the Pandora, and this compelling account of his journey was first published in 1876. In it, he records his attempt to reach the magnetic pole via Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound, and to navigate the North-West Passage in one season, though he failed in this attempt because of heavy ice in the Franklin Strait.
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