Format:
1 online resource (362 pages)
ISBN:
9781442659919
Series Statement:
Heritage
Content:
A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.
Content:
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.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442623699
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781442623699
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4670224
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