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There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been … More...

There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit, glory or a chance to test themselves against the merciless North. Frances Hern takes us aboard ships with the explorers whose names are memorialized on modern maps of northern Canada: Martin Frobisher, daring privateer in the service of Elizabeth I; Henry Hudson There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit, glory or a chance to test themselves against the merciless North. Frances Hern takes us aboard ships with the explorers whose names are memorialized on modern maps of northern Canada: Martin Frobisher, daring privateer in the service of Elizabeth I; Henry Hudson, a navigator who may have driven his crew to mutiny; John Franklin, whose last voyage became an enduring northern mystery; the talented Orkneyman John Rae, a surgeon and surveyor on the trail of Franklin. Also vividly recounted are the gruelling overland treks of Samuel Hearne; the heroic exploits of Roald Amundsen, leader of the first expedition to traverse the passage; and the incredible voyages of Henry Larsen, captain of the RCMP vessel St. Roch. History, Nonfiction, Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage~~ Frances Hern~~History~~Nonfiction~~9781926936130, en, Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage, Frances Hern, 9781926936130, Heritage House, 02/01/2011, , , , Heritage House, 02/01/2011<

2002, ISBN: 9781926936130

There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been … More...

There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit, glory or History, Nonfiction, Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage~~ Frances Hern~~History~~Nonfiction~~9781926936130, en, Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage, Frances Hern, 9781926936130, Heritage House, 02/01/2011, , , , Heritage House, 02/01/2011<

ISBN: 9781926936130

Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage Arctic-Explorers~~Frances-Hern World History>World Hist>World History NOOK Book (eBook), Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited

ISBN: 9781926936130

Arctic Explorers:In Search of the Northwest Passage Frances Hern Arctic Explorers:In Search of the Northwest Passage Frances Hern eBooks > Geschichte & Dokus, Heritage House

ISBN: 9781926936130

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