Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole
One of the leading Arctic navigators of his age, William Edward Parry (1790–1855) led three expeditions in search of the North-West Passage (accounts of which are also reissued in this series). Parry's early career had been spent protecting the whaling fleet of Spitsbergen and this experience l...
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Cambridge University Press
2014
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107280984 |