{"product_id":"narrative-of-the-discoveries-on-the-north-coast-of-america-effected-by-the-officers-of-the-hudsons-bay-company-during-the-years-1836-1839-paperback-9781108041362","title":"Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America; Effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company during the Years 1836–1839 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041362","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEffected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company during the Years 1836–1839\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThomas Simpson's account of surveying the North-West Passage, published by his brother in 1843, after his alleged suicide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Simpson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041362, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e446 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 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\"\u003eIn 1829, Thomas Simpson (1808–1840), born in Dingwall, Scotland, joined the fur-trading Hudson's Bay Company. Under its auspices, he was the junior officer of a successful survey expedition along the North-West Passage, beyond the limits of Franklin's disastrous 1819–22 attempt. The Royal Geographical Society awarded Simpson their Founder's Medal; however the Company refused his request immediately to lead an expedition further east along the coast. Simpson, ambitious and furious, set out for London, hoping to secure approval there, but before he reached the Atlantic, he was shot in the head. The men who had accompanied him alleged that he went mad, and killed two of them before committing suicide. Simpson's own account of his explorations was edited by his brother, Alexander, and published in 1843 in an attempt to restore his reputation. It sheds light on Simpson's difficult character and also on the contribution of trade interests to exploration.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMemoir of Thomas Simpson, A. M. Alexander Simpson\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Description of a winter journey from Red River to Athabasca\u003cbr\u003e 3. Occurrences at Fort Chipewyan, Spring 1837\u003cbr\u003e 4. Descent from Athabasca to the Polar Sea\u003cbr\u003e 5. Voyage from Mackenzie River to Franklin's Return Reef\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discoveries on the coast from Return Reef up to Boat Extreme\u003cbr\u003e 7. Journey on foot, and in an Esquimaux canoe, to Point Barrow\u003cbr\u003e 8. Return of the expedition from Boat Extreme to the Mackenzie\u003cbr\u003e 9. Transactions at Fort Confidence, Winter 1837–8\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ascent of Dease River\u003cbr\u003e 11. Second sea voyage\u003cbr\u003e 12. Journey on foot and important discoveries to the eastward\u003cbr\u003e 13. Transactions at Fort Confidence, Winter 1838–9\u003cbr\u003e 14. Second descent of the Coppermine\u003cbr\u003e 15. Stupendous bay, broken into minor bays, and bordered by countless islands\u003cbr\u003e 16. Wintry return to Fort Confidence\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. List of the plants collected during the Arctic journey of Messrs Simpson and Dease W. J. Hooker\u003cbr\u003e Table of the magnetic variation and dip observed by Mr Simpson.\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":46266066960664,"sku":"9781108041362","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041362i_202f7a4e-a3c0-4f6c-8f9c-8f348d1bc698.jpg?v=1696746486","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrative-of-the-discoveries-on-the-north-coast-of-america-effected-by-the-officers-of-the-hudsons-bay-company-during-the-years-1836-1839-paperback-9781108041362","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}