A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr
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| Autore: |
Bray Emile Frédéric de <1829-1879, >
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| Titolo: |
A Frenchman in search of Franklin : de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852-1854 / / Emile Frédéric de Bray ; translated and edited by William Barr
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1992 |
| ©1992 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 917.195041 |
| Soggetto topico: | HISTORY / Polar Regions |
| Soggetto geografico: | Arctic regions Discovery and exploration |
| Northwest Passage | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BarrWilliam <1940-> |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- 1 The Outward Voyage -- 2 Greenland and Melville Bukt -- 3 West to Winter Harbour -- 4 Fall Sledge Trips and Preparations for Wintering -- 5 The Wintering -- 6 Sledging to Cape de Bray -- 7 Rescue of Investigator's Crew and Preparations for Sea -- 8 Under Way Again -- 9 The Second Wintering -- 10 Contacts with North Star and Assistance -- 11 Retreat to Beechey Island -- 12 Homeward Voyage and Aftermath -- TRANSLATOR'S POSTSCRIPT -- APPENDIX 1 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine -- APPENDIX 2 Report of Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to the Minister of the Marine on the Expedition aboard Resolute -- APPENDIX 3 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1852) -- APPENDIX 4 Letter from Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray to His Mother (1853) -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A Frenchman in search of Franklin |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-5991-2 |
| 1-4426-5532-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820860303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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