{"product_id":"the-great-frozen-sea-a-personal-narrative-of-the-voyage-of-the-alert-during-the-arctic-expedition-of-1875-6-paperback-9781108041492","title":"The Great Frozen Sea; A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875–6 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041492","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Great Frozen Sea\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875–6\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyewitness account of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875–6, which attempted to reach the North Pole through Nares Strait.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlbert Hastings Markham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041492, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e490 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  2 colour illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.62 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\"\u003eSir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was a British Admiral and Arctic explorer. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen and after postings in China, the Mediterranean and Australia he was promoted to Commander in 1872. For the next six years he took part in Arctic exploration, later writing fascinating accounts of his experiences. He was appointed as Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria in 1888, and in 1903 he received a knighthood and was promoted to admiral. Published in 1878, this is the first of several editions of Markham's fascinating first-hand account of the British Arctic expedition of 1875–6. It describes the first passage through Nares Strait, named after the expedition's leader George Nares, and the intrepid dog-sled journey ,led by Markham, that took the party further north than any previous Arctic explorers. Nares' own account of the voyage is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Officers and ship's company of H.M.S. Alert\u003cbr\u003e 1. Fitting out\u003cbr\u003e 2. The voyage to Disco\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Greenland settlements\u003cbr\u003e 4. Melville Bay and the North Water\u003cbr\u003e 5. Smith Sound\u003cbr\u003e 6. Struggles with the ice\u003cbr\u003e 7. A walrus hunt. Dog driving\u003cbr\u003e 8. Slow progress through the ice\u003cbr\u003e 9. Kennedy Channel\u003cbr\u003e 10. The crossing of the threshold\u003cbr\u003e 11. Floe-berg Beach\u003cbr\u003e 12. Autumn travelling\u003cbr\u003e 13. Winter quarters\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Royal Arctic Theatre\u003cbr\u003e 15. Winter occupations and amusements\u003cbr\u003e 16. An Arctic Christmas\u003cbr\u003e 17. A Happy New Year\u003cbr\u003e 18. Return of the sun\u003cbr\u003e 19. Details of sledge travelling\u003cbr\u003e 20. The journey of Egerton and Rawson\u003cbr\u003e 21. The routine of sledge travelling\u003cbr\u003e 22. The northern division - travelling in April\u003cbr\u003e 23. The most northern point ever reached by man\u003cbr\u003e 24. Return of the northern division\u003cbr\u003e 25. Return of all the sledge travellers\u003cbr\u003e 26. The return voyage in the ice\u003cbr\u003e 27. Homeward bound\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266067222808,"sku":"9781108041492","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041492i_4a01e96b-c581-46cd-a291-f7d792f0fbff.jpg?v=1696746490","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-great-frozen-sea-a-personal-narrative-of-the-voyage-of-the-alert-during-the-arctic-expedition-of-1875-6-paperback-9781108041492","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}