The Search for the North West Passage

Name: A good primer on the subject
Item: The Search for the North West Passage
Rating: 4
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By Ann Savours

Savours examines the British encounters with the Esquimaux (Eskimo) and their assistance in charting the Arctic archipelago, the way yearly ice floes affected each expedition, and the boats, diet, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0312223722

ISBN13:9780312223724

Release Date:January 1999

Publisher:St. Martin's Press

Length:342 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.8" x 9.5"

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A good primer on the subject

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago

I would recommend a good detailed map of the artic at hand when reading this book. Ann Savours assumes the reader is intimately familiar with artic geography. Once you get a hand on the geography it is a very good read for the non-fiction addict.

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