FRANCIS, DANIEL

Discovery of the North the Exploration of Canada's Arctic

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888302800. DJ shows very light shelf wear, the book is as new ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages; "This is the fascinating story of the golden age of arctic exploration , from Frobisher in the 16th to the controversial century Vilhjalmur Stefansson in the early 20th.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20553

Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0888302800 Martin frobisher Exploration stefansson History::Canada EXPLORATION

LAMBERT, RICHARD S.

Franklin of the Arctic

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1954. Second Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Ex-library, with usual library stamps and markings. Card pocket removal remnants on half-title page and back free end paper. DJ has small some tears and tape removal damage & dewey decimal sticker on spine.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, hinges intact. ; Ex-Library; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 354 pages; One of he biggest mysteries in Arctic exploration is the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew during his voyage of 1845. This book chronicles Franklin's three voyages - 1819, 1825 & 1845. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17979

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: Arctic Exploration John Franklin History::Canada EXPLORATION

MCGOOGAN, KEN

Ancient Mariner the Amazing Adventures of Samuel Hearne the Sailor Who Walked to the Arctic Ocean

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002000989. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.0 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 334 pages; "Samuel Hearne is grudgingly recognized as the eighteenth-century British adventurer who, during a remarkable three-year odyssey, became the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America. In Ancient Mariner, McGoogan demonstrates that Hearne was far more complex, accomplished and influential than the history books suggest. Beginning with Hearne’s entry into the Royal Navy at twelve years of age, McGoogan paints an authentic portrait of eighteenth-century British life, both on and off the wooden sailing ships. After serving as a midshipman during the tumultuous Seven Years’ War, Hearne moved to London and, in 1766, just twenty-one, joined the Hudson’s Bay Company. Based at the company’s northernmost fort, an ambitious Hearne embarked on an overland quest for rich veins of copper supposedly located “far to the northward where the sun don’t set”—and also to discover the Northwest Passage. In his posthumously published journal, Hearne described the three-year odyssey—a harrowing journey marked by hardship, hunger and disappointment, and mitigated only by his friendship with the legendary Dene leader Matonabbee. Hearne trekked more than 3,500 miles. His epic adventure culminated in the infamous and still-controversial massacre at “Bloody Falls”—an event that, as McGoogan shows, changed him forever. Drawing on naval history, fur-trade history and literary history, McGoogan portrays Hearne as a skilled navigator, a pioneering anthropologist, a ground-breaking naturalist and a gifted natural artist. He fell in love with a native woman and never fully recovered after she died tragically.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19048

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0002000989 Arctic Ocean Exploration EXPLORATION NORTH

NANTON, PAUL

Arctic Breakthrough Franklin's Expeditions, 1819

London: William Kimber and Co. Ltd, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0718301323. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ has short tears and some chipping, some foxing of page edges. Back panel of dust jacket scuffed with staining along top edge. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 270 pages; A vivid account of all three of Sir John Franklin's Arctic expeditions, culminating in the disastrous expedition of 1845 in which all members of the party were lost. "This work tells of Captain John Franklin, his life and achievements, from the age of thirty-three when he led his first expedition to the Arctic. Much of this work was taken from his journals.". Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 16121

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0718301323 Northwest Passage Exploration Arctic

NIVEN, JENNIFER

The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk and the Miraculous Rescue of Her Survivors

New York: Hyperion, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0786865296. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 402 pages; "In 1913 an expedition party sailed out of British Columbia in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. Filled with hope and excitement, the twenty-five people on board had no hint of the tragedy that lay ahead. Imprisoned in ice, abandoned by their expedition leader, and blown off course by polar storms, the Karluks crew was eventually forced to abandon ship on the ice-pack somewhere in the remote, treacherous Arctic. While the captain set off on foot on a 700-mile trek to search for help, the castaways left behind had no choice but to wait, and to struggle against hypothermia, snowblindness, and death from mysterious disease, starvation, or exposure to the brutal Arctic winter. Finally, after being stranded for nearly twelve months at the top of the world, eight men, one woman, and two children were rescued.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21421

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0786865296 Karluk Arctic Exploration History::Canada EXPLORATION

RUBY, ROBERT

Unknown Shore: The Lost History of England's Arctic Colony

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805052151. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 320 pages; "England's first attempt at colonizing the New World was not at Roanoke or Jamestown, but on a mostly frozen small island in the Canadian Arctic. Queen Elizabeth I called that place Meta Incognita -- the Unknown Shore. Backed by Elizabeth I and her key advisors, including the legary spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham and the shadowy Dr. John Dee, the erstwhile pirate Sir Martin Frobisher set out three times across the North Atlantic, in the process leading what is still the largest Arctic expedition in history. In this brilliantly conceived dual narrative, Robert Ruby interweaves Frobisher's saga with that of the nineteenth-century American Charles Francis Hall, whose explorations of this same landscape enabled him to hear the oral history of the Inuit, passed down through generations. It was these stories that unlocked the mystery of Frobisher's lost colony.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21227

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0805052151 Frobisher Queen Elizabeth I Charles Francis Hall Arctic EXPLORATION

SEGAL, LOUIS

The Conquest of the Arctic,

London: G. G. Harrap & Company, Ltd, 1939. 1st. Hardcover. Illustrated by B&W Plates. The book has been rebound in red cloth covered boards with gilt titles on spine, tape stains on end papers, unobtrusive library markings, library pocket and cncellation stamp on back end paper ; A bright, solid book, B&W plates throughout. Appears not to have been read very much ; Ex-Library; 285 pages; Segal attempts to give a history of the attempts of various explorers to discover the Artic in its various aspects, its passages, its flora and fauna, its peoples. These explorers, many of whom gave their lives, traveled by sea, by air, and overland. Many places are named in honour of these men. In an appendix at the end is a chronological list of the explorers, their nationality, the location of their exploration and the year, ending in 1918.. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16906

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: Arctic nansen vitus bering Exploration

STEELE, PETER

The Man Who Mapped the Arctic the Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant

Vancouver BC: Raincoast Books, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1551926482. As new; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, map endpapers.; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 307 pages; In the mid-1800s, George Back went on three Arctic expeditions with Sir John Franklin across the barren lands of the Canadian north. But unlike Franklin, Back lived to tell his tales in journals, drawings, watercolors, and maps. Noted writer Peter Steele drew on these sources, along with contemporary accounts, to craft this gripping tale of resilience in the face of incredible odds. The book thrillingly recounts the near-impossible circumstances of these expeditions — the fights with the Hudson Bay Company, rations that failed to get through, even cannibalism. Back survived these horrors to lead an exploration of the Great Fish River, now named Back River in his honor. His return upstream, hauling his handmade boat up 83 sets of rapids, is one of the greatest-ever feats of heroism and endurance. A gifted artist and mapmaker, Back was a brave explorer forgotten by history. Steele does him belated justice with this fascinating account.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19161

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 1551926482 Arctic John Franklin George Back History::Canada EXPLORATION

WOODMAN, DAVID C.

*Unravelling the Franklin Mystery Inuit Testimony

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0773509364. Front card cover has crease on bottom foredge. Some underlining of text throughout book. ; A tight solid book. ; Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern Series; Maps; 9.75 X 6.82 X 0.96 inches; 390 pages; "David Woodman's reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin expedition boldly challenges standard interpretations and promises to replace them. Among the many who have tried to discover the truth behind the Franklin disaster, Woodman is the first to recognise the profound importance of the Inuit testimony and to analyse it in depth. He concludes from his investigations that the Inuit probably did visit Franklin's ships while the crew was still on board and that there were some Inuit who actually saw the sinking of one of the ships. He maintains that fewer than ten bodies were found at Starvation Cove and that the last survivors left the cove in 1851, three years after the standard account assumes them to be dead. Woodman also disputes the conclusion of Owen Beattie and John Geiger's book "Frozen in time" that lead poisoning was a major contributing cause of the disaster.Much of the Inuit testimony presented in "Unravelling the Franklin Mystery" has never before been published. The earliest Woodman quotes was recorded by Franklin searchers only nine years after the disappearance of the Franklin team. Inuit testimony provided Woodman with the pivotal clue in his re-construction of the puzzle of the Franklin disaster: 'I proceeded from the assumption that all Inuit stories concerning white men should have a discoverable factual basis ...and managed to discover a scenario which allowed use of all the native recollections, solved some troubling discrepancies in the physical evidence and led to some significant new conclusions as to the fate of the beleaguered sailors'. Whether or not one agrees with Woodman's conclusions, his account is compelling and his analysis impressive.". Very Good .

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Book number: 17647

Catalogue: Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0773509364 Arctic Inuit Franklin Expedition Exploratation EXPLORATION Native Studies