| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-427) and index. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Maps""; ""Foreword by Clive Holland""; ""Preface""; ""Illustrations""; ""1 The Rosses of Galloway""; ""2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817""; ""3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817""; ""4 ""Voyage to Baffin's Bay,"" 1818""; ""5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819""; ""6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27""; ""7 ""Navigation by Steam,"" 1819-28""; ""8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29""; ""9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33""; ""10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33""; ""11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35"" |
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""12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-35""""13 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39""; ""14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43""; ""15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39""; ""16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46""; ""17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845""; ""18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48""; ""19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise""; ""20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix""; ""21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 /""; ""22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56 /"" |
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""23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 /""""24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62""; ""Envoi""; ""Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856.
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Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856. |
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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862. |
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Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856. |
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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862. |
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Ross, John, (1777-1856; Sir) |
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Ross, James Clark, (1800-1862; Sir) |
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Ross, John (Forschungsreisender) |
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Ross, James Clark. |
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Explorers. |
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Great Britain. |
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Biographies.
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Explorers -- Canada -- Biography.
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Canada. |
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Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Polar regions. |
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Discoveries in geography. |
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British. |
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Northwest Passage.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ross, M.J. (Maurice James), 1908- Polar pioneers 0773512349 (DLC) 95170373 (OCoLC)30511625 |
| ISBN |
9780773565036 (electronic book) |
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0773565035 (electronic book) |
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0773512349 |
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9780773512344 |
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