Author: BRANDT, ANTHONY
Title: The Man Who Ate His Boots the Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
Description: New York: Knopf, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307263924. Some creasing base of DJ spine. remainder dot bottom page edges ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 441 pages; "In The Man Who Ate His Boots, Anthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklin’s extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail. The Man Who Ate His Boots is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0307263924 Northwest Passage John Franklin Arctic EXPLORATION
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Title: The Man Who Ate His Boots the Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
Description: New York: Knopf, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307263924. Some creasing base of DJ spine. remainder dot bottom page edges ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 441 pages; "In The Man Who Ate His Boots, Anthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklin’s extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail. The Man Who Ate His Boots is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0307263924 Northwest Passage John Franklin Arctic EXPLORATION
Price: US$ 16.50 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20174
- Book number: 20174
See more books from our catalog: Exploration::North