Shipwreck at Cape Flora: The Expeditions of Benjamin Leigh Smith, England's Forgotten Arctic Explorer Volume 16

by P.J. Capelotti

Gripping tales of survival, exploration, and discovery are told with humour and panache in the ripped-from-the-archives story of Benjamin Leigh Smith, England's forgotten Arctic explorer.

Benjamin Leigh Smith discovered and named dozens of islands in the Arctic but published no account of his pioneering explorations. He refused public accolades and sent stand-ins to deliver the results of his work to scientific societies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552387054
• ISBN13: 9781552387054
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"