{"product_id":"narrative-of-a-second-voyage-in-search-of-a-north-west-passage-and-of-a-residence-in-the-arctic-regions-during-the-years-1829-33-paperback-9781108050203","title":"Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage; And of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829–33 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108050203","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829–33\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Ross (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108050203, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e848 pages, 28 b\/w illus.  3 colour illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 4.3 cm, 1.99 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolar explorer John Ross (1777–1856) sailed with William Edward Parry in 1818 to seek a North-West Passage from Baffin Bay. The attempt was unsuccessful, and Ross was widely blamed for its failure. In 1829 he set out on a privately funded expedition on the steamship Victory, accompanied by his nephew James Clark Ross, to try again, returning to England in late 1833. Using survival techniques learnt from the Inuit he befriended, Ross kept his crew healthy through four icebound winters. While the voyage once again failed to find a North-West Passage, it surveyed the Boothia Peninsula and a large part of King William Land. It was also valuable for its scientific findings, with J. C. Ross discovering the magnetic north pole. Ross published this two-volume work in 1835. Volume 1 summarises previous Polar exploration before describing the voyage in great detail, from preparations to the return in 1833.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The project of the expedition\u003cbr\u003e 2. Leave the river\u003cbr\u003e 3. Leave Loch Ryan\u003cbr\u003e 4. Off Cape Farewell\u003cbr\u003e 5. Visit of the Danish governor\u003cbr\u003e 6. Disco Island\u003cbr\u003e 7. Progress down Lancaster Sound\u003cbr\u003e 8. Examination of the Fury's stores\u003cbr\u003e 9. Attempts to work along shore\u003cbr\u003e 10. Attempt to quit Elizabeth Harbour\u003cbr\u003e 11. A heavy gale\u003cbr\u003e 12. Remarks on the present condition of the ship\u003cbr\u003e 13. Remarks on the actual temperature\u003cbr\u003e 14. The month commences stormy and cold\u003cbr\u003e 15. Repeated occurrence of aurora borealis\u003cbr\u003e 16. Commencement of the year 1830\u003cbr\u003e 17. Receive more geographical information from one of the natives\u003cbr\u003e 18. Pilfering on the part of the natives\u003cbr\u003e 19. Purchase of dogs from the natives\u003cbr\u003e 20. Proceedings to the tenth of April\u003cbr\u003e 21. Narrative of Commander Ross\u003cbr\u003e 22. Proceedings in the ship\u003cbr\u003e 23. Commander Ross's second journey and narrative\u003cbr\u003e 24. Departure of Commander Ross on a third expedition\u003cbr\u003e 25. Narrative of Commander Ross\u003cbr\u003e 26. Repetition of heavy snow\u003cbr\u003e 27. Expedition commenced\u003cbr\u003e 28. Proceedings in the ship from the first of June\u003cbr\u003e 29. Commander Ross's narrative\u003cbr\u003e 30. Continuation of the journal\u003cbr\u003e 31. An expedition to fish\u003cbr\u003e 32. Journal of the month of July\u003cbr\u003e 33. Warping out, unloading, and a final escape from our harbour\u003cbr\u003e 34. Labour in cutting through the ice\u003cbr\u003e 35. Transactions in November\u003cbr\u003e 36. Transactions on board the ship in January\u003cbr\u003e 37. April\u003cbr\u003e 38. May\u003cbr\u003e 39. Narrative of Commander Ross\u003cbr\u003e 40. Journal of May\u003cbr\u003e 41. Transactions in June\u003cbr\u003e 42. Commander Ross's narrative\u003cbr\u003e 43. Remarks on the assignment of the magnetic pole\u003cbr\u003e 44. Transactions during the remainder of June\u003cbr\u003e 45. Proceedings in July, August, and September\u003cbr\u003e 46. Journal of August\u003cbr\u003e 47. Journal of October\u003cbr\u003e 48. The journals of January, February, and March\u003cbr\u003e 49. April\u003cbr\u003e 50. June\u003cbr\u003e 51. August\u003cbr\u003e 52. Attempt to proceed in the boats\u003cbr\u003e 53. Continuation of our travelling southward in October\u003cbr\u003e 54. The journals of January, February, and March\u003cbr\u003e 55. April\u003cbr\u003e 56. August\u003cbr\u003e 57. Proceedings on board of the Isabella\u003cbr\u003e Addenda.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266093011224,"sku":"9781108050203","price":75.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108050203i_3d7a3935-fd6d-4a30-984b-a72499dec983.jpg?v=1696747010","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrative-of-a-second-voyage-in-search-of-a-north-west-passage-and-of-a-residence-in-the-arctic-regions-during-the-years-1829-33-paperback-9781108050203","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}