Title Discovering the North-West passage : the four-year Arctic odyssey of H.M.S. investigator and the McClure expedition / Glenn M. Stein

Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 376 pages) : illustrations Contents The frozen grail, up to 1845 -- Into the fray, 1846/50 -- The Pacific, 1850 -- Western Arctic gateway, 1850 -- The wily Arctic, 1850 -- The coldest crucible, 1850 -- Decisions, 1850 -- Jack Frost, 1850/51 -- The grand sledding chorus, 1851 -- The trap is sprung! 1851 -- "The fatal error of our voyage," 1851/52 -- Starvation, madness; and mutiny, 1852 -- Infinity's brink, 1853/54 -- Scattered bones and frozen memories, 1853 onward -- Epilogue: found beneath the ice, 2010/11 Summary From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage. The Investigator and her consort the Enterprise were to pass through the Bering Strait from the west but a Pacific storm separated them, never to meet again. Obsessed with traversing the passage, McClure pressed on and HMS Investigator spent three years trapped in pack ice in Mercy Bay before the crew abandoned ship on foot. This book chronicles the voyage in detail. McClure and his relationships with his officers are at the heart of the story of the arduous journey, vividly illustrated by the paintings of Lt. Samuel Cresswell Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807-1873 -- Travel -- Northwest Passage SUBJECT McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807-1873 fast Subject Investigator (Ship) SUBJECT Investigator (Ship) fast Subject Search and rescue operations -- Arctic regions -- History -- 19th century SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. TRAVEL -- Budget. TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds. Discoveries in geography -- British Search and rescue operations Travel SUBJECT Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British Subject Arctic Ocean -- Northwest Passage Arctic Regions Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781476622033 1476622035

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