A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage: While in Search of the Expedition Under Sir John Franklin

by Alexander Armstrong

Book Overview

The H.M.S. Investigator spent the years 1850-4 in the Western Arctic engaged in a search for the lost expedition of the explorer Sir John Franklin. In this 1857 publication Alexander Armstrong (1818-99), surgeon and naturalist to the ship, gives a first-hand account of life on board during the voyage, as testimony to the 'heroism, devotion, and endurance' of his shipmates. He describes the harsh conditions that the crew had to endure, and argues convincingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108033350
• ISBN13: 9781108033350
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"