The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert

• Autore: Lambert Andrew D. <1956->
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Explorers - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British; Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened?
• Titolo autorizzato: The gates of hell
• ISBN: 1-282-35289-X; 9786612352898; 0-300-15486-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780648603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II